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Gunmen abduct 60 year-Old ondo community head, shoot wife

Gunmen abduct 60 year-Old ondo community head, shoot wife

–Community in shock as police launch manhunt By Dayo Johnson Akure Suspected gunmen have abducted 60-year-old Adeniyi Adelana, community head of Ode Oriya Village in Owo council area of Ondo State and shot his wife. A police source said six armed men stormed the residence around 8:05pm Saturday. The assailants invaded under cover of darkness […]
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Cabinet Shake-up : Yar’Adua moves Godwin Abbe to Defence Ministry

Cabinet Shake-up : Yar’Adua moves Godwin Abbe to Defence Ministry

By Daniel Idonor ABUJA – IN an apparent move to increase the pace of the ongoing peace process in the troubled Niger-Delta region, President Umaru Yar’Adua today announced a mini-cabinet reshuffle which led to the swapping of the portfolios of four members of the Federal Executive Council. A statement by the Special Adviser to the […]

MEND okays Okah’s release, regrets death of civilians

MEND okays Okah’s release, regrets death of civilians

By Emma Amaize WARRI -  MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the NIger-Delta (MEND) , today,  said it considered the release of Henry Okah as a step towards genuine peace and prosperity if Nigeria was open to frank talks and prepared to deal sincerely with the root issues once and for all. The militant group was, […]

Henry Okah freed, jets out tomorrow for medical care

Henry Okah freed, jets out tomorrow for medical care

In a brief chat with journalists, Okah said he alone does not hold the key to peace in the Niger Delta as there are other people who still need to be talked to. “I cannot guarantee peace, I am just one person. I have to go and talk to others now. Moreover I am not a militant, look at me do I look like a militant, I am a gentleman.”

Kogi Police arrest 4 over alleged murder

Kogi Police arrest 4 over alleged murder

By Isiaka Oyibo LOKOJA — THE Police in Kogi State have arrested members of a four-man gang who allegedly attacked and murdered Sadiat Mohammed, a secondary shool student, in Ankpa Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, members of the gang were said to have laid ambush for their victim on a […]