Nigerian Airforce ends disaster management programme as Bayelsa urges collaboration with NEMA
Nigeria April 19, 2013
The Bayelsa State Government has challenged other security agencies to take a cue from the Nigerian Air Force to join forces with the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) to reduce the impact of natural disasters in the country. Governor Seriake Dickson made the call at the Banquet Hall... Read more
A day after northern Emirs called for amnesty to be granted to members of the extremist group, Boko Haram and hours after Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan approved the constitution of a committee to implement an amnesty for the group, a bomb went off just a few meters from the... Read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the constitution of a 26-member Presidential Committee to “constructively engage key members of Boko Haram and define a comprehensive and workable framework for resolving the crisis of insecurity in the country.” The committee is to come up with the following: 1. Develop a framework... Read more
(AP) — Prosecutors filed criminal charges Tuesday against two journalists at a Nigerian newspaper over a story they published on alleged plans by the nation’s presidency to disrupt opposition parties. The charges are a sign of growing government pressure on the media. Tony Amokeodo and Chibuzo Ukaibe face 10... Read more
Operatives arrests hundreds of immigrants in Nigeria
Nigeria April 16, 2013
(AP) — The buses crammed full of young men leave each afternoon from this busy market in Nigeria’s largest city, some with bruises around their faces and cuts on their arms. A series of raids by Nigerian authorities in recent days has brought fear to Katangua Market in Lagos,... Read more
(AP) — The leader of the Islamic extremist network Boko Haram apparently has refused to take part in any possible amnesty deal offered by Nigeria’s government to stop the guerrilla campaign of bombings and shootings now plaguing the country. An audio recording obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday... Read more
(AP) — Police in northeast Nigeria say suspected Islamic extremists attacked a police station, killing four officers in a gun battle. The attack early Thursday morning in Babangida, a small town in Yobe state, is part of a continuing wave violence sweeping the north. Yobe state police commissioner Rufai... Read more
Nigeria: Baby boom or time bomb
Nigeria April 10, 2013
(Reuters) – In the time it takes to read this article, Nigeria will have added 50 people to its population, or about 11,000 a day. While some see these new consumers feeding an engine of prosperity, others fear they will create a crisis of poverty and unrest. By 2050,... Read more
The Bayelsa State Government has condemned the recent attack which claimed the lives of several policemen in the creeks of the state and pledged to bring the culprits to book when apprehended. A combined team of security operatives on Tuesday recovered the bodies of ten of the slain policemen... Read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Sunday commissioned the multi million naira Deputy Governor’s lodge, disclosing that it was part of his administration’s Restoration Agenda aimed at giving people a sense of belonging. Describing his Deputy, Rtd Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah as an active participant in his... Read more
