Nigeria Notes

INEC: The time to speak is from now

On October 24, 20106:55 pmIn Nigeria Notesby vanguard

This piece which is essentially on how an organization should manage information is informed by the directive of the Nigerian Senate to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last week to do his work and talk less.

Emergence of new militant group threatens FG’s amnesty

On August 17, 200910:27 amIn Nigeria Notesby vanguard

THERE was fresh threat to the amnesty programme of the federal government for militants in the Niger-Delta weekend, as a new militant group, the Urhobo Revolutionary Army (URA), comprising mainly members of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) emerged to fight the interest of the oil-rich Urhobo ethnic nationality in Delta State.