Sustaining the looming peace in the Niger Delta A couple of days ago, the Federal Government directed the Joint Task Force (JTF) operating in the Niger Delta to suspend military raids on villages suspected to be safe havens of the … read more
The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) rose from its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Tuesday, with a call to President Umaru Yar�Adua not to succumb to any pressure towards increasing pump price of petrol, … read more
Gunmen again struck in Port Harcourt yesterday morning as a mother of six, one Mrs. Ezike, was at the Agip roundabout, kidnapped. The gunmen, who blocked her 306 Peugeot salon car with her six children inside, took her away to … read more
The British High Com-missioner in Nigeria, Mr. Robert Dewar, has said Federal Government�s anti-corruption war will restore the confidence of the international community and create a great deal of opportunities for foreign investors in the country. He, however, added that … read more
The Federal Government has commenced the withdrawal of soldiers from the streets of major towns in the troubled Niger Delta region. Security Sources told LEADERSHIP on Monday that the dismantling of military checkpoints and posts began last week. It was … read more
The US Africa Command, AFRICOM is reportedly on it�s way to the Gulf of Guinea. I am beginning to feel as if we�ve been projected back in a time machine to the day the Portuguese emissary, Diego de Azambuja landed … read more
PLANS by the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), to sack many of its Nigerian employees in what it calls a re-structuring exercise may have earned the company a summon from the Federal Government. There … read more
Former Edo State Governor, Lucky Igbinedion, on Monday appeared at the offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos and was subsequently deatined. He may be arraigned on Wednesday on allegations of corruption, money laundering, and economic … read more
In an effort to checkmate the Federal Government in its desire to increase the pump price of petroleum products come June, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has fixed a meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC) for Thursday in Yenagoa, … read more
Originally published 21.01.08 WARLORD and leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante, Ateke Tom, made an unexpected confession on Sunday: he is tired of fighting and �killing people.� He also said he was ready to lay down his arms. The Rivers … read more