THE Joint Task Force in Rivers State has said that the myth of the forests of Ozuoba and Ogbogoro has been broken, stating that the cultists, gunmen and brigands have been overwhelmed by the superior firepower of the JTF. The … read more
A senior government official has given reasons why the Federal Government may soft-pedal on its moves to frustrate the plan by the United States to establish a military base in the Gulf of Guinea. THISDAY had reported last week moves … read more
Four persons have been arrested by the police in Ibadan, Oyo State, in connection with the murder on Friday night of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Segun Moses Oladimeji. In Abuja, the House … read more
A MEMBER of the House of Representatives representing Lagelu Federal Constituency, Honourable Segun Oladimeji (alias Segelu) has been killed by suspected assassins. He was killed around 9.30pm at a relaxation joint in Ejioku, Lagelu Local Government area of Oyo State … read more
Kidnappers at Famgbe in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on Saturday, made away with a two-and-a-half-year-old girl, Aduntunure Aweri. The motive for the kidnap of the girl, whose boat driver father was away when the incident happened, … read more
Ambassador Robin Renee Sanders, an African American who is currently US ambassador to the Republic of Congo, has been nominated by President George W. Bush as the new US ambassador to Nigeria. If she scales through the Senate hearings, she … read more
AMERICAN organizations and concerned individuals last week unveiled a new type of crimes of persuasion, known locally as 419 carried out by Nigerian con men through the use of dogs and their puppies. In this new wave of 419, Nigerian … read more
Eight members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who were kidnapped last weekend by armed militants in Arogbo, Ese-Odo Local Government area of Ondo State have been released. The militant youths, who claimed to belong to the Movement for the … read more
The Joint Task Force yesterday launched another major offensive with a helicopter gunship; land troops and amphibious men aimed at dislodging militants and cultists from their camps in the creeks at Ogbogoro, Rivers State. The casualty figures and arrests were … read more
TWO female members of Cross River State House of Assembly, who fought aboard an Arik Airline flight from Abuja to Calabar last week, have been suspended for one month by the House for the act. The suspended members are Mrs. … read more