The United States has threatened to withdraw its “financial, moral and material support” for the April elections, if President Olusegun Obasanjo does not stop “using the institutions of government to coerce opponents of his government.” Handing down the threat, chairman … read more
Unidentified gunmen have opened fire on two Lebanese workers in southern Nigeria’s Rivers State, killing one on Friday, police and industry sources said. “The men were shot early this morning. We believe they were on their way to the airport … read more
Unidentified gunmen have opened fire Friday on two Lebanese workers in southern Nigeria’s Rivers State, killing one. “The men were shot early this morning. We believe they were on their way to the airport when they were attacked. One died … read more
Reuters) – The Italian foreign ministry recommended on Friday that all Italians working in Africa’s Niger delta should evacuate. Earlier on Friday two Italians working for construction company Impregilo , were kidnapped in Nigeria near the city of Port Harcourt, … read more
A Lebanese man held hostage for nearly three months in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region has been freed, Italy’s foreign ministry has said. The man was seized along with three Italians when militants attacked an offshore oil pumping station. Imad … read more
Kidnapping for ransom has become a booming business in Nigeria’s oil producing region, the Niger Delta, and as the country prepares for April’s general elections, the trend sees no sign of waning. In the past year, violence and kidnapping in … read more
Gunmen believed to be sea pirates on Tuesday night attacked a commercial passenger vessel along the Okrika-Bonny Waterways and made away with unspecified amount of money. The sea robbers also dispossessed the passengers of their cell phones and other valuables … read more
Top LDS Church leaders in Salt Lake City are crediting Nigerian church leaders for negotiating the release of four Nigerian LDS missionaries late Wednesday night in the west African nation, after the abductors were paid for expenses incurred during the … read more
HOPE of the Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri, getting a facelift received a major boost yesterday, with the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approving a down payment of N592 million for the supply and installation of airfield lighting at the airport. Rising … read more
A militant group in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta said Thursday that a Lebanese hostage it reportedly freed had in fact escaped, and threatened retaliation against the Italian oil firm he worked for. “It was an escape hatched by (oil firm) … read more