Gunmen in Nigeria released a Romanian hostage kidnapped three months ago in the Niger Delta, a military spokesman said on Saturday. The Romanian was seized in January when gunmen in speedboats attacked the MT Meredith tanker at the Bonny Fairway … read more
British parliamentarians say that Nigerians are suffering due to a lack of leadership from within the country and from amongst Nigerian’s international partners. The parliamentarians, under the aegis of British All Party Parliamentary Groups, stated this in a report released … read more
To stave off alleged incessant attacks on Nigerian villa gers by communities from Benin Republic, Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, the Senate, has asked the government to deploy troops to the country’s border with its western neighbour. The MPs made the … read more
Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta yesterday handed over three suspected militants arrested in Degema River State 20 suspected illegal oil bunkerers after a shootout and handed over to relevant security agencies for interrogation and prosecution. A statement … read more
The Nigeria Police Force has deployed 10,000 officers and men to Ekiti State for the governorship rerun election holding in 63 wards on Saturday (today). The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, who disclosed this, also warned the policemen to … read more
GOVERNORS of the South-South region disagreed, yesterday, in Calabar on whether Niger-Delta militants are all criminals, and should be treated as such. While Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state maintained that militants are criminals and should be dealt with by … read more
Although the Federal Government reiterated yesterday that it would not deploy troops in Ekiti State for tomorrow’s governorship rerun, men in military uniform have arrived Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. THISDAY learnt that they arrived the city around 4.30pm in two … read more
The Canadian woman kidnapped last week in Kaduna State is seriously ill, her captors said yesterday. “Our hostage is seriously sick, she has malaria and rashes all over her body,” a self-proclaimed leader of the abductors told an AFP reporter … read more
The Lagos State Government has restricted commercial vehicles from plying the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) and its environs tomorrow when it holds the Eyo festival. Private cars and commercial vehicles will also be restricted from plying inner Marina and Lagos … read more
Nigeria’s most vocal opposition party, the Action Congress (AC), has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its failure to accredit “credible observer groups” for Saturday’s governorship re-run in South West Ekiti state. In a statement issued in Lagos … read more