Despite mounting pressure on the Federal Government to release the leader of the Niger Delta volunteer Force (NDVF), Asari Dokubo, the Governor of Delta state, James Ibori, said that justice must be allowed to take its natural course in the … read more
THE presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday alleged that the April elections would be marred by massive rigging. The former Head of State disclosed that even in some states, the results of the … read more
Uneasy calm now pervades the Bayelsa-Port Harcourt water routes with many riverine commuters now preferring to travel to Yenagoa from the Brass Island before proceeding by road to Port Harcourt following the continued disappearance of three youths from Oluasiri believed … read more
(CNN) — A Nigerian government spokesman on Monday accused CNN of paying for and staging a report that showed 24 Filipino hostages being held by masked gunmen in the remote mangrove swamps of southern Nigeria. “We have evidence that some … read more
The Federal Government has denied last Thursday’s Cable Network News (CNN) documentary on the militants of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), describing it as false, unethical and unacceptable. Information and Communications Minister, Mr. Frank Nweke Jnr … read more
Separatists holding two Italians and a Lebanese national hostage in the volatile Niger Delta said they would not consider releasing them until after elections due in May. “We do not forsee the release of the Italians before this government leaves … read more
Nigerian kidnappers have released all 24 Filipino seamen they had been holding captive in the creeks of the oil-producing Niger Delta since Jan. 20, the men’s employer, German shipping firm Baco-Liner, said on Tuesday. The kidnappers said they had freed … read more
Press Release: HOSTAGES RELEASED; FURTHER ACTION SURE On the 20th January,2007, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) intercepted a cargo ship (Baco Liner 2) suspected to have been conveying arms and ammunition imported by top politicians … read more
Worried by the spate of attacks on banks in the state, the Rivers State Police Command and top officials of commercials banks will soon meet to map out strategies to end the robbers� onslaught. The Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. … read more