Cameroonian Gendarmes Attack Displaces 1000 Bakassi Indigenes

Okorocha's, Uduaghan's victory upheld by the Supreme Court

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state

There was great celebration in Owerri, Imo state capital city, and other nearby towns today (Friday) as the Supreme Court upheld the victory of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state in the April 26, 2011 governorship elections.

Supreme Court decides Okorocha, Uduaghan’s cases today

Imo's Governor, Rochas Okorocha

The Supreme Court will on Friday (today) decide the fates of Rochas Okorocha, and Emmanuel Uduaghan, governors of Imo and Delta states, respectively.

Man detained for impregnating daughter

The rape of noblewoman Lucretia was a starting point of events that led to the overthrow of the Roman Monarchy and establishment of the Roman Republic. As a direct result of rape, Lucretia committed suicide.

A 45-year-old man (name withheld) has been detained by the Cross River State Police Command for allegedly defiling his 17-year-old daughter.

Mosque attacked in Benin City

A mosque and Islamic school have been attacked and set alight in the southern Nigerian city of Benin, police say. Police told the BBC that one person was killed, 10 arrested and that part of the mosque was still burning.

Police murder: Rights group threaten court action

Emmanuel Victor

YENAGOA - Agape Birthrights, a group in Bayelsa State, has joined other civil society groups in the call on police authorities in the state to make public the identity of, and prosecute, the policemen who killed Citizen Emmanuel Victor, failing which it will head to court to compel it (Police) to do so.

Suspected ritualist nabbed in Calabar

DUSK was setting in and the boy and his 10-year-old sister who hawked bananas around Ibok Street near Marian Market in Calabar, Cross River State, were on their way home.

Nigerian Police brutally kills 20-year-old for criticising bribery at checkpoint

Mr. Victor Emmanuel, brutally murdered on Sunday by trigger-happy policemen

Forlorn and depressed, Mrs. Grace Victor stared at the sky. The woman, who hails from Rivers State, has yet to come to term with the reality that the killing of her son, Mr. Victor Emmanuel, on Sunday by some trigger-happy policemen is not a scene from a tragic film.

Strange world: Man cuts off infant brother’s arm

Etimbuk

When Etimbuk John was born two weeks ago, the expectation of his parents was that people around him would show him love and affection.

Warning to Boko Haram: Abort plot to bomb universities - NDSS

WARRI - Niger Delta Survival Synergy, NDSS, weekend, warned any group of persons that have hatched the idea of bombing Universities in the Southern part of the country to call off the plan, saying the South would no longer condone wanton destruction and senseless killings by Boko Haram.

Ohanaeze leader seeks end to killings of Igbo

A leader of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Delta State, Eze Peter Chukwu, on Tuesday called for an end to the killings of Igbo people in the north.

Boko Haram threatens to bomb UI, UNIBEN, 18 others

Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Isaac Adewole

IBADAN – DISSATISFIED with its unchallenged bombing activities in the North, Boko Haram has threatened to extend the reign of terror to the southern parts of the country.

Calabar suya spot that attracts over 500 every night

Calabar Suya Academy, located at Bogobiri, Calabar

Visitors coming to Calabar will relish a trip to the Calabar Suya Academy, which records high patronage, especially at weekends.

UNICAL violence: ASUU, Police trade words

University of Calabar main gate entrance

The local branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in the University of Calabar, Cross River State, on Wednesday, blamed the police for their lackadaisical attitude in responding to calls made to them shortly before students of the institution went on the rampage last week.

Five arrested over UNICAL violence

University of Calabar main gate entrance

Five students of the University of Calabar, Cross River State have been arrested in connection with Saturday’s violent demonstration that led to the closure of the institution.

UNICAL shuts down amid protests, 3 students feared dead

University of Calabar main entrance gate

Three students of the University of Calabar were feared dead on Saturday in a violent protest over an alleged increment of tuition fees.

Obudu Ranch: Nestling in the clouds with the heavenly bodies

Obudu cattle ranch

The Obudu Cattle Ranch is among the most pristine destinations in Nigeria.

Oshiomhole orders workers back to work, says strike political

Edo State Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole

The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, drew the battle line with striking workers in the state, when he ordered them to return to work by Monday or “await my counter-action.”

UN NIGER DELTA REPORT: Ogoni, ERA, Mitee reject report

Ravaged Ogoniland

Reactions from Nigerian groups and individuals following the release of a landmark UN report detailing oil pollution that may require the world’s biggest ever clean-up by Nigeria’s government and oil giant Shell have put the government and the oil giant under heavy pressure.

It ‘ll take N150bn, 30 yrs to clean Ogoni oil spill – UN, FG

A man walking near the spilled crude oil on the shores and in the waters of the Niger Delta swamps of Bodo in the oil-producing Ogoniland. AFP PHOTO

ABUJA— IT was a moment of truth yesterday as the Presidential Committee on Environmental, Survey and Clean-up of Ogoniland submitted its report after two years of investigations and indicted both the Federal Government and the Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, with a declaration that N150 billion was required to clean up the contaminated area.