For Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and one of its richest, 2006 will be a year to remember for the wrong reasons: road accidents, plane crashes, pipeline explosions, blamed by many on a deficient and corrupt government Oil is the … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has relocated the four hostages, three Italians and one Lebanese they abducted weeks ago to another location deeper into the creeks and vowed to cut them off from any form … read more
ACTIVITIES of militants, which mainly took the nature of crime, largely dominated the scene in Rivers State in the outgoing year. It was either a major bank robbery operation was carried out or it was an attack on sea travellers. … read more
Undercover reporter EMMANUEL MAYAH travels through the maze of creeks of the Niger Delta to unveil the other side of the war between militant groups and government soldiers. It was 4.38am in Egbema- Aghalabri in the Niger Delta creeks. Elsewhere … read more
Two persons died yesterday in Warri, Delta State, after allegedly inhaling what is suspected to be highly toxic gas while on board a barge in the coastal part of the city. THISDAY gathered that three persons were involved in the … read more
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company, a member of the Italian oil giant, ENI Group, has offered to fly some of the more critical victims of Tuesday�s pipeline fire at Awori Abule- Egba overseas. The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the … read more
The death toll in the oil pipeline fire in Nigeria�s main city, Lagos, has risen to 284 after 15 more people succumbed to their injuries in hospital, medical authorities announced Friday. The last figure given out by the Red Cross … read more
On December 30, 2006, ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed by the Government of Iraq after being found guilty of crimes against humanity. Despite this being an Iraqi government decision, Saddam�s execution may prompt unrest and anti-American demonstrations in … read more
A court in the south-eastern Nigerian state of Anambra has reversed a controversial impeachment of the state governor, Peter Obi. He was impeached in November for gross misconduct and replaced by his deputy. The state assembly’s speaker said some of … read more
Governor of Katsina State and Peoples Democratic Party Presidential flag bearer in the 2007 general elections, Alhaji Umar Musa Yar’Adua, yeterday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, unveiled his integrated programme for the Niger Delta and pledged that, if elected next … read more