United States President, Mr. George Bush, is billed to visit Nigeria as part of a weeklong tour of the three major regions of Africa. Administration officials said the trip, billed for late January, is part of Bush’s plan to keep … read more
A militia leader in the Niger Delta has accepted President Umar Musa Yar�Adua�s offer for peace, signalling the possibility of a gradual cessation of hostilities and instability in the oil rich region. Speaking in his heavily fortified camp, in the … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua yesterday played host to a Cameroonian special envoy, Vice-Prime Minister Ahmadou Ali, over recent developments in the Bakassi Peninsula. Cameroon reported that 20 of its military personnel were killed in the Peninsula in a November 12 attack, … read more
The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja said it has demanded evidence from the United States of America over Nigerians named in the Wilbros bribery scandal. It accused the US of shielding the identity of officers of Shell Development Producing … read more
Militants in the Niger Delta are demanding for the creation of two additional states for the region. This is just as they warned the Federal Government to be wary of those working for the collapse of the ongoing peace process. … read more
United States has thrown its weight behind President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua�s government, saying it will work in good faith with the President and his government to ensure that good governance takes root in Nigeria. US Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Robin … read more
Chief of Staff to Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Chief Nyeesom Nwike, narrowly escaped death weekend, when unknown gunmen sprayed his vehicle with bullets. Although Nwike escaped unhurt, his driver was wounded, while the front door window of the … read more
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers on Monday agreed to suspend its threat to embark on a nationwide solidarity strike. The strike threat was made to protest the alleged ill-treatment of workers at the Nigerian Liquefied Natural … read more
The Minister of State for Defence, Mrs Fidelia Njeze, has described the security situation in the Niger Delta as a challenge to the Nigerian Army. Njeze said this on Monday during her visit to the 82 Division of the Nigerian … read more
Niger Delta militants operating in Bayelsa State creeks have demanded for general amnesty for those of them who took up arms against the Nigerian state. They made the demand at the weekend at Ologbobiri, Southern Ijaw Local Government. It was … read more