A Dutch National and a Britsh National who were being held by unknown militant groups in the Niger Delta have been safely released this morning. This information has been confirmed by the British High Commission in Abuja. No further information … read more
A British oil worker and a Dutch security manager kidnapped in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta have been released, officials and industry sources said on Wednesday. The Briton was abducted on March 31 by gunmen in two speedboats during a pre-dawn … read more
Militants on Monday warned politicians in Rivers State against rigging in the forthcoming elections. In a two-page statement made available to journalists in Port Harcourt, the militants said that they had received information from their members spread across the state … read more
No fewer than five persons died and 39 others injured in party clashes that occurred in Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Adamawa states between Sunday and Monday. Two persons lost their lives on Sunday during an outbreak of political violence … read more
The management of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas has presented the sum of N6.4m to the families of the two policemen who were killed by militants last month. The company presented the cheque to the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State … read more
Another Netherlands-based non-governmental organisation, Hope For Niger Delta Campaign (HNDC), has appealed to the abductors of a Dutch national in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, last weekend, to release him. Its president/founder, Comrade Sunny Ofehe, who made the appeal in an … read more
At least, 85,000 new jobs would be created for unemployed Nigerians when the Federal Government fully starts the implementation of a draft report for the development of the LPG sector. The new jobs will be provided for people who would … read more
Rivers State Government said on Sunday that it was set to restore power to the people of Ogoni, who had been without electricity for over a year. Tai, Gokana and Khana local government areas of the state had been enjoying … read more
The All Nigeria Peoples Party on Sunday insisted that the presidential election must hold on April 21. It also said that it would join the suit filed by the Federal Government against the Independent National Electoral Commission over plans to … read more
Gunmen in Nigeria’s southern Bayelsa State on Monday kidnapped two Lebanese nationals, two days after a British oil worker was seized from an offshire rig, national police spokesman Haz Iwendi said. “It is true that the two Lebanese nationals were … read more