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30,000 May Lose Jobs in Textile Sector

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), yesterday raised alarm over imminent collapse of the textile industry, saying about 30 textile industries will be closed down and 30,000 jobs lost by next week, if High Pour Fuel Oil (HPFO), commonly called black … read more

UK Foreign Office reinforces warning

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office said it has extended its warning on travel to Nigeria after another kidnapping earlier this week. It now advises advised against all travel to the Niger Delta and to riverine areas of Cross River … read more

gang clashes in Ogoniland

Several people were injured and many houses and vehicles were destroyed in two days of fighting between two rival cult gangs in southern Nigeria’s volatile Ogoniland, police said Tuesday. Riot police were brought in to break up the violence which … read more

British Girl Safe And Well

Margaret Hill, the three-year-old British girl kidnapped in Nigeria, has been freed. She is back with her family who say she is in good health. No ransom was paid. An offical said the youngster was handed over to state security … read more

Dokubo�s car snatched at gunpoint

A Land Cruiser Jeep, belonging to the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has been snatched by suspected armed robbers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to sources close to the Niger Delta �nationalist�, … read more