Investigation, however, showed that there are still frayed nerves on the part of the group still calling for the change of not only the Speaker, but also the principal officers who are being accused of sidelining other members.

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 […]

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, […]

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.”

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 […]