PORT HARCOURT � RESIDENTS of Ogbogoro Community, Obio/Akpor Council, Rivers State now live in fear following death threats allegedly received by seven chiefs, elders and community leaders from runaway cult leader, Nna Dede, also known as Master and his group. … read more
SOME youths suspected to be militants, who allegedly made the victory of Honourable Yousuo Amalanyo, a member of Bayelsa State House of Assembly a reality in the last general election, have kidnapped his mother, Mrs. Laura Canus, and demanded a … read more
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, on Monday met with the chief security officers of all the embassies in the country. The meeting came barely four days after the United States warned that Nigeria risked being attacked by … read more
The presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), General Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday told the presidential election petition tribunal that former President Olusegun Obasanjo imported 80,000 rifles to rig the April 21 elections in favour of President Umaru … read more
Eight inmates have been killed and at least 18 people were wounded after hundreds of prisoners tried to break out of a jail in Nigeria, police said. Riots broke out at Agodi jail in Oyo state as inmates protested against … read more
National headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reacted to the kidnap of its members in Ondo State, by militants who claimed to belong to the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), saying it would not pay … read more
Niger Delta militants operating on the creeks in Ondo State have warned the state government and security agents not to try to use force to secure the release of the abducted Peoples Democratic Party�s leaders. The warning came on the … read more
Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Constance Momoh, yesterday took a swipe at the Federal Government, for allegedly deceiving the bureau over the state of health of former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. Justice Momoh asked the government … read more
Nigeria has announced a �retaliatory� foreign policy, warning that any country that presents Nigeria as corrupt without showcasing the intellect of Nigerians would be declared a �hostile nation�. The new foreign policy tagged �Citizenship Diplo-macy� was unfolded by the Minister … read more
RIVERS State Governor, Celestine Omehia, at the weekend explained that the murder of three chiefs and discovery of decapitated human heads and female bodies were responsible for the presence of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Ogbogoro, near Port Harcourt. … read more