The 46-member Technical Committee on the Niger Delta yesterday submitted its report, recommending open trial or bail for a leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah, as one of the keys to quelling … read more
Authorities in a Nigerian state rocked by sectarian clashes that left hundreds dead at the weekend announced the arrest on Tuesday of 16 “mercenaries” from neighbouring Niger. Nuhu Gagara, commissioner of information in the central Plateau state, accused those arrested … read more
Kidnappers have freed a Bulgarian engineer who was abducted last month in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Eight gunmen seized the man in the southeastern state of Abia two weeks ago, demanding 500 million … read more
THE Federal Government, yesterday, deployed 140 armed troops in the troubled city of Jos, capital of Plateau State, to stem the riots which the state government said had claimed about 200 lives as at yesterday. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police … read more
Anxiety is rising in business circles in Nigeria following last week’s sudden depreciation of the Naira and leading business people are wondering if the drop signaled a change in Central Bank position on the local currency. The Naira reached an … read more
Nigeria’s main rebel group, Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) today warned the Angolan ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Evaristo Kimba Domingos, to desist from making public comments on detained leader, Henry Okah. “Our attention has been drawn to … read more
Nigeria, Mr. Evaristo Kimba Domingos, has said that some Nigerians and citizens from other West African countries who seek to acquire illegal arms and ammunition are among those visiting Angola. Angola ’s 27 years of civil war during which mercenaries … read more
Mobs burned homes, churches and mosques Saturday in a second day of riots, as the death toll rose to more than 300 in the worst sectarian violence in Africa’s most populous nation in years. Sheikh Khalid Abubakar, the imam at … read more
The United States’ National Intelligence Council has predicted a bleak future for Nigeria if certain identified indicators were not addressed before 2025. The council comprises analysts, academic and other experts in the U.S. Presidency spokesman, Mr. Segun Adeniyi, refused to … read more
Akwa Ibom State government would soon close down mushroom churches and prosecute fake pastors, who are in the habit of stigmatizing children as witches and wizards. Governor Godswill O. Akpabio announced this yesterday at the maiden Annual Teachers’ Award for … read more