The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Flush Out 3, says it has increased patrol operations within and around Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, to meet the challenges that the change in period of curfew would pose. Also, there are … read more
THE move to increase the pump prices of petroleum products by the Federal Government has been roundly condemned by Nigerians. Speaking on Friday in separate interviews and a statement by the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), President Umaru Yar�Adua … read more
Britain is complaining about obstruction from Nigeria to the Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement between the two countries especially in the fight against money laundering. Of particular note, according to Britain, is the frustration of moves to prosecute former governor James … read more
Over 6,000 mothers and daughters of Bonny Kingdom on Thursday took to the streets of the island in protest of the rising activities of sea pirates on the Bonny/Port Harcourt waterway, which has claimed many lives and is taking serious … read more
Heir Apparent to the British throne, Prince Charles, yesterday said the United Kingdom is to increase its investments in Nigeria to the tune of a hundred million pounds sterling or about N24 billion in the next two years. Charles, who … read more
Nigeria’s attorney-general is stalling efforts to recover millions of dollars looted by former Nigerian officials, sources have told the BBC. Michael Aondoakaa has complained of procedural problems in a UK request for help in the case of a former governor, … read more
The Federal Government yesterday ordered with immediate effect, withdrawal of police escorts and guards attached to political office holders and very important personalities . An order has also been placed on all state commands to be at alert, in anticipation … read more
Confronted by the 4.4 per cent prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in the country and the desire to extend treatment to more infected persons, the Federal Government may adopt a (single) serial rapid testing against the present parallel (two) tests being … read more
The United States Government on Thursday said that the controversial US Africa Command, also known as AFRICOM, would not undermine the sovereignty of Nigeria and other host African countries. The Deputy Commander, Civil-Military Activities, US Africa Command, Ambassador Mary Yates, … read more
The State Security Service (SSS) yesterday paraded twelve youths who claimed to be leaders of Niger Delta Youths Coalition (NDYC), for allegedly threatening to blow up petroleum pipelines, cause mayhem in the oil-rich region, and kill 98 senators, if their … read more