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JOINT REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL

NDPVF, MEND & The Martyrs Brigade] Release Dokubo-Asari or Get Ready for War! Hours ago, heroic and patriotic combatants of the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) comprising NDPVF, MEND & The Martyrs Brigade, once again demonstrated their ability to call to … read more

40 feared killed as dam collapses

About 40 persons were feared killed while more than 500 houses were washed away on Saturday in Gusau, the capital of Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara, following the collapse of the Gusau dam. According to the official News Agency of … read more

‘VP’s allies plotting murders’

A spokesperson for Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo accused on Friday allies of the vice-president Atiku Abubakar of plotting to kill several ministers and aides, the latest round in the public power struggle between the two men. Abubakar was suspended from … read more

IBB aide shot dead

AMID the stand-off between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice-president Atiku Abubakar over allegations of corruption, one of the vice president�s aides was shot dead yesterday by the police. Atiku Abubakar Organisation gave the name of the victim as Victor Okonkwo, … read more

Upgrade Owerri Airport facilities

The fact that the facilities at the Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo State, are inadequate to handle the increased volume in traffic occasioned by the temporary closure of the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) for rehabilitation works is a … read more

State Govts to Lead Negotiations in Niger Delta

President Olusegun Obasanjo has instructed that all negotiations for development projects with oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta should henceforth be conducted under the leadership of relevant State Governments, not by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Niger Delta Development Commission, … read more

Nigeria Cracks Down on Human Trafficking

When authorities raided a traditional shrine and found blood-drenched magic charms along with a register listing young girls sold into prostitution, they were closing in on Nigeria’s first conviction for human trafficking. The crackdown has exposed a sinister subtext to … read more

Halliburton: US probes gas projects in Nigeria

Federal investigators, who have been looking into a possible bribery scheme involving Houston�s Halliburton Company and a Nigerian natural gas plant, are scrutinizing �multiple� projects both within and outside Nigeria, according to company filings.A report by Houston Chronicle on Thursday … read more

Census Result, Out By Dec, Says NPC

The National Population Commission (NPC) says the results of the National Population and Housing Census held earlier in the year will be released by December this year. According to the commission, the processing of data collected during the exercise have … read more

Monumental failure in the power sector

IN the past seven and a half years, the present administration has continuously promised Nigerians reform in the power sector, resulting in regular, if not uninterrupted power supply, to boost the economy and to facilitate opportunities in both industry and … read more