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Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Three Policemen in Port Harcourt

Gunmen on Sunday night killed three policemen in the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Port Harcourt and disappeared, but the police vowed on Monday to trace them and others responsible for attacks in the city.

Nigeria: Pastor in Kidnap Mess! How he Used Church as Detention Centre, Asked for N50 Million Ransom

Perhaps, if the pastor at the center of the storm, identified as Archibong Bassey, was not involved in the drama that shocked all those present at the Bayelsa State Police Command, last Monday, the heinous crime would have been...

Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap Lawmaker

Dare- devil gunmen yesterday in Agulu-Izuigbo, Anaocha Council Area of Anambra State, kidnapped a member representing Anaocha II Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Honourable Joe Dimobi, demanding a N30 million ransom.

Nigeria: Militants Abduct Shell Staff

Posted to the web 17 November 2008 Jimitota Onoyume Militants yesterday morning abducted a staff of Shell, Mr. Fidelis Akpoghiran in Port Harcourt. Army and Joint Task Force spokesman in the state, Lieutenant Col Sagir Musa who...

Cargo ship with 10 on board seized in Niger Delta

Port Harcourt: Gunmen hijacked a cargo ship in the Niger Delta and kidnapped at least ten people on board, a Nigerian military spokesman said on Monday. The attackers intercepted the MV Thou Galaxy late on Sunday as it sailed...

Nigeria: FG Releases N4.3 Billion for Total Radar Coverage

With the total collapse of the radar at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, the Federal Government has finally released the N4.3 billion required for completion of the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON).

Nigeria: Senate Retreat and Challenges of Development

Posted to the web 17 November 2008 James Ume The seventh Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Tuesday in Kano began its four-day retreat. After a previous retreat in Port Harcourt in 2007, a lot has been expected from...

Nigeria: '2007 Senate Retreat Triggered Action in Niger- Delta'

Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN, has declared that the first retreat of the sixth Senate, which was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, last year helped senators to understand Niger Delta crisis better and led to urgent...

Nigeria: Kidnappers Strangle 10-Year-Old Boy After Collecting Ransom

Posted to the web 14 November 2008 Emma Ogu Owerri Imo State Police command yesterday paraded three suspected kidnappers who strangulated their victim, a 10-year-old boy, to death even after collecting ransom from his parents....

Nigeria: Police Arrest Kidnappers, Killers of Nine-Year-Old Boy

Imo State Police Command has arrested a three-man gang that kidnapped a nine-year old boy from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, collected N60,000 as ransom from the parents and still strangled him to death.

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