The Rivers State Governor, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, on Sunday ordered the leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, Mr. Ateke Tom, to surrender his arms as a proof of his genuine interest in peace. Tom had on February 13, joined … read more
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared that poverty remains high in Nigeria despite several years of solid growth. The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revealed this in an analysis of the Nigerian economy in the Article … read more
Former Special Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo on Policies and Project Implementation, Professor Julius Ihonvbere, on Friday blamed the high rate of poverty in the country on the past leaders of the nation. According to him, such leaders are criminals … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has threatened to carry out random attacks on senior military officers from the rank of Brigadier-General, if Mr. Henry Okah, deported from Angola over alleged terrorism, is manhandled by the … read more
The Federal Government yesterday announced the revocation of the sale of national telecoms carrier NITEL and its mobile arm M-tel to the Transnational Corporation. Also, the government has ordered investigations into the management contract of NITEL/M-tel by Dutch telecoms firm … read more
Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Oyo State Police Command have discovered an illegal detention camp in Ibadan. At the camp, allegedly being run by an Islamic cleric Alfa Ganiyu Imoniyi Olaniyi, detainees were subjected to series … read more
Years after the search for petroleum deposits in the North appeared to have been jettisoned, a new effort is on to explore gas resources believed to be abundant in the area. There are indications that a bright ray of light … read more
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo says he can only be removed as chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with strict adherence to the party constitution. Obasanjo, who has been in the eye of the storm over the … read more
A prominent Niger Delta militant leader, Henry Okah, has been extradited from Angola to Nigeria, according to officials in Angola. A founder of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), he was arrested in Angola five months … read more
The trial of 18 men accused of dressing up as women has started in a Sharia court in northern Nigeria. The men were arrested last year in a hotel room in the city of Bauchi. Prosecutors read out a letter … read more