Attempts by former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili,to stop the implementation of the report of Justice Kayode Eso-led Truth and Reconciliation Commission have suffered a setback. The former governor had filed an exparte motion at a Port-Harcourt High … read more
The leader of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Mr Ledum Mitee, who, in 1995 narrowly escaped being hanged alongside the famous Ogoni Nine has said that kidnaping, hostage taking and other related crimes may not … read more
Polio has spread out of Nigeria to re-infect six neighbouring countries that had eliminated the disease, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported. The new Nigerian outbreaks set back a bid to wipe out the water-borne disease … read more
The death of Ken Saro-Wiwa, the Nigerian activist, will return to haunt Royal Dutch Shell this month when a potentially groundbreaking court case opens in the US alleging the company was complicit in his execution. Lawyers are hoping to hold … read more
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro yesterday implored armed groups in the Niger Delta to avail themselves of the amnesty offered by President Umaru Yar’Adua on Thursday and be rehabilitated “as the new security scheme that would be … read more
The Nigerian Communications Communication (NCC) will from next July commence the registration of all SIM cards the operational software running GSM mobile phones in the country. GSM mobile phone users who fail to register their cards at the end of … read more
Nigeria’s Kano State and US drugs firm Pfizer have agreed to settle a multi-million dollar lawsuit out of court, lawyers for both sides say. Pfizer has been accused of killing 11 children and injuring 181 others when an antibiotic was … read more
The Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro said a total of 128 people consisting of expatriates and local people fell victims to hostage-taking and kidnapping between January 1, 2008 to Dec 31 of the same year in Rivers State. According … read more
The head of a new Nigerian ministry charged with calming the restive petroleum region of Africa’s biggest crude oil producer said yesterday that the global economic meltdown may paradoxically be contributing to peace efforts. Even as the oil region’s main … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua on Thursday took his resolve to end the lingering crisis in the Niger Delta a step further by announcing amnesty for all militants in the region. But the amnesty came with a proviso: It will cover only … read more