SIEMENS, the German Construction firm implicated in a large-scale international corruption scandal that included bribes to top Nigerian officials in the last presidency may have escaped serious criminal trial of its officials in the US. This follows the company’s admission … read more
Are you keen on a job? Do you have a killer instinct? If you do, then this job suits you! It even gives you the legal authority to loop a noose round the neck of fellow human beings, and snuff … read more
Commercial motorcyclists, otherwise called okada riders seem poised for a showdown with the Federal Road Safety Commission on its order for the wearing of helmets. Reports from some states since the implementation of the order became effective on January 1, … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has commended the youths behind the Agip pipeline attack which occurred in Okuntun in Burutu council area of oil rich Delta state on Friday. ”Although MEND is not involved in … read more
Barely one month after over four hundred people were killed in Jos, Plateau State, security agents yesterday arrested twenty six suspected mercenaries armed with 22 double barrelled guns around the Gengere/UTC area of the city. The security agents also found … read more
Factional members of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has given both the police and the River State government a two-week ultimatum to produce one of their members allegedly arrested at the wake of a fresh … read more
Joint Task Force (JTF) arrested Sobomabo Jackrich, aka Egberipapa, is not really a big name among Niger Delta militancy, lords of militancy in the region have declared. Sobomabo indeed is as loud as other militant leaders such as Ateke Tom … read more
ABOUT five persons were feared killed in a clash in Rivers State on New Year’s Day. One of those killed is the son of the Chief Priest of a popular deity in Asarama, a community in Andoni Local Government Area. … read more
A MERSEYSIDE man has been held captive for four months after he was kidnapped by African pirates. Gunmen seized father-of-three Matthew Maguire from a boat taking him to work on an oil rig in Nigeria. The 34-year-old had left Birkenhead … read more
Twenty-seven Nigerians on death row at the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons have dragged the Federal and Lagos State Governments to court over their prolonged stay awaiting the hangman. In separate actions filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos by their … read more