Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua Tuesday said his country was duty bound to comply with a ruling of the International Court of Justice ordering the transfer of the disputed potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to neighbouring Cameroon. “Having submitted to the jurisdiction … read more
The Nigerian government is launching a welfare scheme to help poor families. They will get monthly payments for one year on condition that they send their children to school and get them immunised against childhood illnesses. About $70m has been … read more
Security agents have arrested two suspects over the kidnap of Simon, the 75-year-old father of Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Peremobowei Ebebi, who was snatched from his home in Aleibiri on Monday. The abductors are demanding millions of Naira as ransom … read more
The Federal Government yesterday allayed fears over perceptions in some quarters that its handling of the Niger Delta crises so far has been slow, explaining that it adopted a more cautious approach because of its strong commitment to pursue comprehensive … read more
The immediate past Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petro-leum Corporation (NN-PC), Mr. Funsho Kupolokun, has absolved himself of any involvement in the $6 million Wilbros bribe contract scam. The bribes were allegedly given to some officials of the … read more
Barely a week after militants signed a peace pact with the Federal Govern-ment, gunmen in the early hours of yesterday invaded Aleibiri, a sleepy community in the Ekeremor Local Government area of Bayelsa State, and abducted the father of the … read more
A protest outside an oil company compound, a high-profile kidnapping and a troop incursion into a militant stronghold on Monday were all signs of the renewed tension in Nigeria’s oil delta. Violence had subsided for a few months in the … read more
Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) Chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu, yesterday said N2.9 billion will be needed to conduct by-elections into vacant elective offices at both federal and state levels next month. Iwu, who was at the National Assembly yesterday, to defend … read more
The Joint Task Force in Rivers State yesterday stormed the stronghold of the leader of Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, Mr. Ateke Tom where they cordoned off and conducted a search operation during which arms and ammunitions were recovered. The raid … read more
The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Monday scolded the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), for delaying proceedings on the suit filed by the former Rivers State Governor, Dr. Peter Odili, against … read more