THE Presidency may have directed Iwu to announce a definite date for the conclusion of the election. According to The Guardian sources, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua yesterday met with Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, the President of the Senate, Senator David … read more
THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) at the weekend alleged that a serving minister (name withheld) actually pressurised it into demanding for ransom running into hundreds of millions of naira to release a British hostage, Mr. … read more
Ten days after the sudden abduction of a Canadian woman, Mrs. Julie Ann Mulligan by some yet-to-be identified assailants in Kaduna, the police authorities in Nigeria are ‘still on top of the situation’. The police disclosed this through its Force … read more
The idea of bringing Nigerian gas by pipeline across the Sahara to Europe is looking ever more attractive as Europe, whose gas requirements are set to rise, seeks to lessen its reliance on Moscow. The European Union is “interested in … read more
Fear has gripped the various militant camps in the Niger Delta following a fresh offensive by the Joint Task Force, Operation Restore Hope. It was gathered that the JTF had mapped out plans to take on the militants’ camps one … read more
Tension and suspense, which enveloped Ekiti State in the wake of last Saturday’s governorship rerun, continued yesterday as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) suspended the collation and announcement of results of the four remaining local governments in the state. … read more
The Nigerian military on Saturday said it had raided and destroyed two militant camps in the volatile Niger Delta as part of efforts to end violence in the oil-rich region. Military spokesman Colonel Rabe Abubakar said government “troops acting on … read more
Gunmen have released a British oil worker kidnapped early this month in the oil rich Niger Delta, police said late Saturday. “The hostage has been released,” senior police officer Bala Hassan told AFP. Assailants kidnapped the British man, who works … read more
Violence, late arrival of election materials and the arrest of suspected hoodlums marred the rerun governorship election in Ekiti State on Saturday The mayhem, which erupted in Oye-Ekiti, which is the base of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatisation, Senator … read more
The kidnapped General of the Nigeria Army, Peter Ademokhai (retd), who was seized from his farm in Benin, was released early Saturday after alleged payment of an undisclosed ransom, SUNDAY PUNCH correspondent has reported. Though Ademokhai refused to disclose the … read more