Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, may have begun another battle for his health few days after he regained freedom from his 21-month incarceration by the federal authorities. The fresh hurdle is that no embassy … read more
Kidnappers Friday released the three-year-old son of a lawmaker who had been abducted in southern Nigeria’s Rivers State, after receiving 13 million naira (102,000 dollars) ransom, officials said. “The child has been released unharmed this morning (Friday) around 10 am … read more
The decision by President Musa Yar�Adua to declare his assets publicly may have upset the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, some governors and members of the National Assembly. However, two governors – Jonah Jang (Plateau) and Adebayo Alao-Akala (Oyo) … read more
PIPELINE vandals and communities, which the facility traversed, have put the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) out of production. While the vandals have destroyed the Escravos-Warri pipeline, which supply crude oil to the plant in 24 separate areas, the … read more
Even if the country�s three refineries work at full capacity, Nigeria will continue to import fuel because they can only meet 75 percent of the country�s petrol needs. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporat-ion (NNPC), Engr. … read more
A Nigerian man who arrived in Ireland as an asylum seeker seven years ago has become the country’s first black mayor. Rotimi Adebari has been elected as first citizen of Portlaoise in County Laois. The 43-year-old fled from Nigeria in … read more
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has congratulated the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, over his assumption of office. He equally congratulated his predecessor, Tony Blair, for a successful tenure. The President, in a congratulatory letter called for … read more
IT may take the Federal Government sufficient demonstration of its commitment to the development of the Niger Delta before militants operating in the region can lay down arms. A dominant militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger … read more
COMMANDER of the Joint Task Force (JTF), �Operation Restore Hope� in the Niger-Delta, Brigadier-General Lawrence Ngubane, yesterday, responded to the threat by militants to launch a reprisal attack on his men over the June 21 killing of 15 militants who … read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said the contractors handling the rehabilitation of Port-Harcourt Airport will be back to site by next week. The General manager, Public Affairs, FAAN, Mr. Akin Olukunle, made the disclosure in a chat with … read more