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Kidnapped oil worker dies

AN expatriate abducted by militants in the Niger Delta has died moments after community leaders secured his release in Bayelsa State, weekend. The oil worker whose nationality and employers could not be immediately ascertained was said to have been kidnapped … read more

Violence: FG reads Riot Act to militants

The Federal Government on Sunday read the Riot Act to Niger Delta militants, saying it would no longer condone violence in the region. The warning came as more soldiers were deployed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where militants killed 15 … read more

Whereabouts of 11-year-old still unknown

The whereabouts of the kidnapped 11-year-old son of the only female member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mrs. Ruby Benjamin, remained unknown to security operatives five days after his abduction just as Bayelsans residing in the troubled Garden … read more

Bloodbath in Port Harcourt

SHOOTINGS, allegedly by cultists, for the sixth day running, continued in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, yesterday, as no fewer than 15 persons were killed and scores injured in an early morning shooting by unidentified gunmen amid calls for the … read more

The fuss over VP�s asset declaration

Vice President Goodluck Jonathan was, last week, at the centre stage of political discourse after his avowed non-readiness to make his asset declaration public. Apart from well-meaning Nigerians who raised a moral question on the Vice President�s posturing towards the … read more

Ex-govs hide loot �� FG

Indications have emerged that some former governors accused of gross abuse of office allegedly hid their loots underground. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) gave the hint in an exclusive interview with … read more

One Hostage Fatality – Unconfirmed

YENAGOA, Nigeria (AP) _ A foreign hostage in Nigeria died of an illness Sunday while being taken to a hospital for treatment, community leaders said. � The man, whose nationality wasn’t known, succumbed after he had been released to state … read more