Leader of the radical Islamic sect opposed to western education, Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, yesterday told Daily Trust that his group would not take kindly to the killing of dozens of its supporters in Bauchi. Yusuf, who spoke to our reporter … read more
Henry Okah, freed by the government recently, has met key militant leaders in Nigeria ‘s Niger Delta as he seeks to help the peace process, one of his lawyers said yesterday. Speaking to Dow Jones Newswires over the phone, Wilson … read more
THE people of the South-South have been advised to support the governors of the region in their quest to withdraw from the amnesty declaration by the Federal Government, if certain conditions are not met. Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, … read more
JEFFERY Tesler, the British pointsman in the distribution of the alleged $190 million Halliburton bribe to former Nigerian rulers and other officers is said to have shortchanged them to the tune of $30 million. The British lawyer, Sunday Vanguard gathered, … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua has reacted to the threat by Niger Delta governors to withdraw support for the amnesty deal over a contentious Petroleum Reform Bill and government’s purported anti South-South policies. Speaking through his media adviser, Olusegun Adeniyi over the … read more
THE core militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said that it has no apology to make to South Westerners over the bombing of Atlas Cove in Lagos on July 12, this year. Spokesman of … read more
MEND has thrown its support behind the position of south south governors who have threatened to pull out from the Federal Government’s amnesty program if the root-cause issues are not addressed. “It looks like the South/South governors have suddenly woken … read more
The appointment of Mr. Ogbonnaya Onovo as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the massive retirement of top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) captured the headlines in the Nigerian media during the week. Nigeria’s President … read more
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit five African countries in early August, including Kenya, the birthplace of President Barack Obama’s father, U.S. and Nigerian officials told Dow Jones Newswires. Clinton will begin the trip in Kenya, where she … read more
Workers of Addax Petroleum Development Company Limited on Thursday paralysed activities at the Corporate Headquarters of the company located along Ozumba Mbadiwe in Victoria Island over alledged takeover of the company by Sinopec Group, a Chinese company “without resolving the … read more