Convicted fraudster and former Nigerian state governor James Ibori has been awarded £1 ($1.30) for being unlawfully detained for 42 hours in the UK. Ibori was jailed in the UK for fraud totalling nearly £50m in 2012. He was due to be released on 20 December but instead was held in immigration detention. After he … Read more
The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya on Sunday praised the Ovie of Ughelli Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oharisi 111 for his unassailable character, visionary leadership and selfless service to humanity. He also praised the monarch for seeking higher values such as sacrificial love, truth, justice, discipline and patriotism. In his … Read more
While Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was receiving treatment in London for an undisclosed illness, his energetic deputy Yemi Osinbajo was wooing the country’s oil heartland. In stark contrast with Buhari, a 74-year-old former general who rarely ventures outside the capital, Abuja, the vice-president went on a whirlwind tour around Africa’s most populous nation. Out of … Read more
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.- Plautus In 2014, I can still remember vividly former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State celebrating his birthday, with pomp and pageantry, glitz and glamour. That day was his in Nigeria; shining as the most prominent political figure to be celebrated that very hour. He … Read more
Johannesburg (AFP) – A Nigerian jailed in Johannesburg for a series of terror attacks in his homeland on Wednesday appealed his conviction, challenging South Africa’s right to try him, his lawyer said. Henry Okah is serving 24 years behind bars for masterminding a series of terror attacks, including twin bombings which killed 12 people in … Read more
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) – When the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) rebel group announced this week it had called a ceasefire and was entering talks with the government, many hoped peace would be restored to the country’s oil belt. If only it were so easy. The NDA dominate the headlines, but behind the scenes, a groundswell … Read more
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) – Nigerian rebels claimed a Tuesday attack on a state-owned oil pipeline and accused the military of “endlessly harassing” the country’s south as they vowed to intensify their campaign of sabotage. The newly formed Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) group said in a statement that they attacked a Nigerian Petroleum Development … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his visit to Ogoni land in Rivers state. The president was scheduled to travel to the state to inaugurate the process of cleaning up the area. Although no reason was given for the cancellation of the visit, it followed threats by militants- Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) on the life of … Read more