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Militants gang up for fresh attack

SOME militant groups in Delta and Ondo States have formed a coalition in preparation for another round of kidnapping of foreign workers and bombing of oil installations in the Niger-Delta as from the first week of September. Among the groups … read more

FG, UN talking on Niger Delta crisis

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations (UN) have been exploring possibilities of collaboration on how to resolve the Niger Delta crisis. However, government did not want the crisis to be seen as an international crisis, Empowered Newswire … read more

PH: Troops May Remain Beyond 6 Months

The deployment of troops in Port Harcourt, the troubled capital city of Rivers State, may go beyond the initial six-month projection, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Luka Yusuf, disclosed yesterday. The Army chief said the decision to withdraw … read more

Nigeria probes HIV graduate test

Authorities are investigating a church-owned Nigerian university which has imposed compulsory HIV testing for its graduates, officials say. The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it has summoned the leadership of Covenant University to explain its controversial policy. “We are trying … read more

Civilian Death Toll High, Says MEND

Spokesperson of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Jomo Gbomo has said that contrary to the much held view that most of the dead in the crack down on cultists and militants in Port Harcourt, Rivers … read more