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Sect leader vows revenge

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

Okah meets militant leaders

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

Yar’Adua Dialogues With Niger Delta Governors

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

MEND Backs South South Governors

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

US’ Clinton To Visit Nigeria

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 Shut Addax Head Office

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