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Embassies Deny Dokubo-Asari visa

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

Kidnapped Toddler Released

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

Ireland elects first black mayor

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

Yar’Adua Congratulates Brown, Blair

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

Contractors set to resume at PH airport

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