There are indications that many of the politicians seeking public offices in the April polls may have their ambition scuttled as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dared candidates of any political party to stay away from its verification … read more
Nine Koreans and a Nigerian were taken hostage by gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday in Mbiama, a border town between Rivers and Bayelsa states. The Koreans are Messrs. M. S Lee; J. T Hong; W. S. Kim; N.S … read more
Gunmen who kidnapped nine South Korean workers in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta have contacted the South Korean government, an official in Seoul said on Thursday, but their motives were still unclear. The gunmen, armed with dynamite, invaded Daewoo Engineering and … read more
The following are excerpts from an e-mail interview conducted by Brian Ross with a person who calls himself Jomo and the leader of MEND. While it is impossible to verify with absolute certainty that the author of the e-mails is … read more
A Nigerian naval officer kidnapped during an attack on a patrol boat in the oil-producing Niger Delta has been found dead, the commander of armed forces in the region said on Tuesday. Gunmen in seven speedboats attacked the patrol boat … read more
An end to the lingering fuel scarcity in Lagos State and other parts of the country may not be near, as vessles carrying petroleum products could not discharge at the Atlas Cove, Mosimi, due to pipelines vandalisation, which has affected … read more
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it did not relieve Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of his job, but rather it was the vice-president who abandoned his office. This is contained in a counter-affidavit filed by the counsel to the Federal Government, … read more
The fuel scarcity, which resurfaced in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has refused to go away, barely two weeks after Christmas and the New Year. Findings by our correspondent revealed that most filling stations in the capital had been … read more
Hopes of early release of the five Chinese workers abducted last Friday by Niger Delta militants dimmed on Tuesday, as their captors remained adamant and unwilling to negotiate the release of the men with the government officials. A source, who … read more
An unidentified armed group kidnapped nine South Korean construction workers and a local person in Nigeria on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said. The group was abducted early Wednesday morning, a Foreign Ministry official said on customary condition of anonymity. South … read more