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Nigeria: Fubara Writes Odili Again!
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 11:00 am | Akanimo Sampson
LAMB-CALEB Fubara, a former Government House staff in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Nigeria's Rivers State , is still locked in a titanic battle for his entitlements. In his latest open letter to the out-going Governor Peter Odili, that was made available ... More >>
Nigeria: $60million Power Project Under Threat
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 9:46 am | Akanimo Sampson
SOME $60million Independent Power Project (IPP) in Rivers State, one of Nigeria's major oil and gas-producing states, which the out-going Peter Odili administration is hoping to leave behind as their landmark legacy, is currently under threat. The ... More >>
Nigeria: RCCG Sets Rivers, Oil State On Fire
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 10:06 am | Akanimo Sampson
A silent spiritual revoluion of sorts has started in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, one of Nigeria's key oil-producing states, following a new outreach programme in the area gavalnised by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, esily ... More >>
Fisheries: FAO Wants Pro-Poor Policy Criteria
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 9:53 am | Akanimo Sampson
The improvement of the livelihoods of coastal communities and the sustainability of the fishery resources on which they depend require increased attention, strong commitment and collective efforts, according to Ichiro Nomura, Assistant Director-General, ... More >>
Nigeria: Armed Youths Abduct Gov.-Elect's Mother
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 11:41 am | Akanimo Sampson
SOME seeming unorganised local terrorist gangs on Monday night, stormed Ubima, a rustic rural village in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State,one of Nigeria's key oil and gas producing states, and abducted the aged mother of the governor-elect ... More >>
Nigeria: Groups Spoil For War In Rivers
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 9:55 am | Akanimo Sampson
SOME interest groups in Rivers State,one of Nigeria's prime oil and gas states, who appeared not to be comfortable with the outcome of the April 14 governorship election in the area, have started to beat a fresh war drum. Before now, a number of armed ... More >>
Nigeria: PDP, AC At War Over April 14 Polls
Monday, 30 April 2007, 2:24 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Congress (AC), all in Rivers State, are currently locked in a war of words over the largely controversial April 14 polls in the state. More >>
Nigeria: Dokubo-Asari's Wife Speaks
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 10:00 am | Akanimo Sampson
INYE, wife of the detained militia leader,Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has started to speak on the circumstances surrounding the alleged attempt to assassinate her husband last Friday. More >>
Nigeria: Report Exposes Electoral Fraud
Wednesday, 25 April 2007, 4:57 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (IHRHL) working in partnership with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), with offices in Washington, DC United States of America (USA) and Abuja, Nigeria, have made public ... More >>
Bioenergy Could Drive Rural Development - FAO
Wednesday, 25 April 2007, 4:57 pm | Akanimo Sampson
Top international experts met in Rome to consider the environmental and food security impact of the rapidly-expanding bioenergy industry and agreed that governments could use bioenergy as a positive force for rural development More >>
Nigeria: Dokubo-Asari's Wife Speaks
Wednesday, 25 April 2007, 4:56 pm | Akanimo Sampson
INYE, wife of the detained militia leader,Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has started to speak on the circumstances surrounding the alleged attempt to assassinate her husband last Friday. More >>
Nigeria: Labour Party Frowns Over Conduct Of Polls
Monday, 23 April 2007, 8:42 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE leadership of the Labour Party in Nigeria, has frowned at the conduct of this year's elections in the country, saying at the inception of Maurice Iwu's regime at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), many well-meaning Nigerians ... More >>
Nigeria: AC Petitions Abuja Over Rivers Election
Monday, 23 April 2007, 8:10 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE Action Congress (AC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill, has taken his battle against the April 14 polls in the state to Abuja, urging for a cancellation of the elections. More >>
Nigeria: Militants Brace For War In Rivers
Monday, 23 April 2007, 8:09 pm | Akanimo Sampson
DESPITE the heightened security activities in Rivers State, one of Nigeria's major oil and gas-producing states in the Niger Delta region, ahead of this Saturday's presidential polls, there is still an air of uncertainties in the state.Militants ... More >>
Nigeria: Fresh Storm Over Dokubo-Asari
Monday, 23 April 2007, 8:09 pm | Akanimo Sampson
SHOCK waves ran across the Niger Delta, Nigeria's main oil and gas region, on Thursday afternoon, following claims by the high command of the militants network that there was an attempt to assassinate their detained ''Supreme Leader'' Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari. More >>
Nigeria: AC Sets For Tribunal In Bayelsa
Monday, 23 April 2007, 8:08 pm | Akanimo Sampson
THE Action Congress (AC) in Bayelsa State is not in a hurry to let Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential candidate be. There are talks of nasty political dealings in the state said to be tainted with corruption. ... More >>
Nigeria: No Election In Bayelsa - Kime Engozu
Monday, 23 April 2007, 8:07 pm | Akanimo Sampson
Mr Kime Engozu, founder of the Egbesu Assembly in Nigeria's Bayelsa State, an oil-producing state, claimed in an interview the April 14 governorship election in the state was a charade and should be re-conducted and supervised by an agency that is more independent ... More >>
TI Exposes Nigeria, 8 Others On Anti-Corruption
Monday, 23 April 2007, 8:06 pm | Akanimo Sampson
NINE African countries including Nigeria, are yet to fully implement international anti-corruption conventions, says Transparency International (TI) in a wired statement to our correspondent in Nigeria, on Thursday. More >>
TI:World Bank Anti-Corruption Strategy Is Priority
Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 12:37 am | Akanimo Sampson
Since its establishment in 1993, Transparency International has campaigned to convince the leadership of the World Bank that it has a critical role to play in curbing corruption in order to reduce poverty, human rights abuses and undemocratic forms of government ... More >>
Nigerian Activists: Climate Policy To Favour Poor
Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 12:37 am | Akanimo Sampson
Nigeria's Oil Region Wants Climate Policy To Favour The Poor Akanimo Sampson Bureau Chief, Port Harcourt Nigeria More >>
