A Nigerian militant commander said Saturday his group had been attacked twice in the past day, adding it was proof a presidential amnesty offer is not being respected by the army. The militant leader, who only gave his first name … read more
Authorities at Murtala Mohammed International airport in the Nigerian city of Lagos are demanding bribes from gardai before accepting illegal immigrants who are deported from Ireland. Officials at the airport refuse to allow members of the Garda National Immigration Bureau … read more
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said at the weekend it would consider the federal government’s offer of amnesty only if the movement’s leader, Mr. Henry Okah, was released from detention. However, THISDAY checks, reveal that many … read more
Major Nigerian newspapers on Friday, 29 May 2009, reviewed the nation’s 10 years of unbroken democratic rule as well as the first two years of a four-year term for incumbent President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. While the president listed a number … read more
Nigeria President Umaru Yar’Adua on Friday renewed his offer for amnesty to militants in the Niger Delta, two weeks after the military launched its biggest offensive in years. Yar’Adua initially said in April he was ready to grant amnesty to … read more
FRENCH Ambassador to Nigeria, Jean Michel Dumond, has canvassed deeper bilateral relations between his country and Nigeria with a view to ending the Niger Delta crisis. Dumond said Nigeria would benefit from better ties with France owing to the position … read more
Security has been stepped up in Port Harcourt and its environs as the hunt for the wanted leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo, hots up. Security agents are working … read more
Two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots on a routine training flight died Thursday evening, when their trainer aircraft crashed on the outskirts of the country’s northern city of Kaduna, a military spokesman said Friday. The plane is an Air Beetle … read more
MANILA, Philippines –Two of the 16 rescued Filipino crew members of MV Spirit which was hijacked last May 13 by militants in Niger Delta, are missing, Vice President Noli de Castro said. De Castro, presidential adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers, … read more
Authorities in Nigeria have shut the new Africa Shrine, a music venue built and owned by Femi Kuti, a son of the Afro-beat legend Fela Kuti, the family said Thursday. A letter from Lagos authorities dated Monday, accused the Shrine … read more