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Warri — IJAW national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, lashed out, weekend, at Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, over a report credited to him (Ibori) to the effect that the view of the Federal Government on the case against the leader of the Niger-Delta Peoples Volunteer Front (NDPVF), Alhaji M. Asari-Dokubo, was judicial and not political, saying that the governor was merely trying to put himself in the good books of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Vanguard (Lagos)Lagos - RELIEVING what happened on January 20 when they were kidnapped by militants, operating under the aegis of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) and how their ordeal in the militants' den was traumatic, the 24 Filipino hostages who regained freedom, February 13, approximately 24 days after they were seized by the fear-provoking freedom fighters, heaved highs of relief, and understandably so.
Lagos — RELIEVING what happened on January 20 when they were kidnapped by militants, operating under the aegis of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) and how their ordeal in the militants' den was traumatic, the 24 Filipino hostages who regained freedom, February 13, approximately 24 days after they were seized by the fear-provoking freedom fighters, heaved highs of relief, and understandably so.
Lagos — The Federal Government yesterday terminated its advert contract with the Cable News Network (CNN), with regard to the Heart of Africa project and some commercials currently running on its network.
In a statement by the Minister of Information and Communication, Mr. Frank Nweke Jr., the Federal Government described as"unethical and unprofessional" the recent report on CNN about the activities of the Niger Delta militants.
Warri, Port Harcourt and Lagos — It was an emotional but happy scene at the New Port, Warri, yesterday, when the 24 Filipinos held captive by militants in the Niger-Delta creeks since January 20, 2007, were handed over to their country's ambassador in Nigeria by Governor James Ibori of Delta State.
This Day (Lagos)Lagos - The Federal Government has denied last Thursday's Cable Network News (CNN) documentary on the militants of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), describing it as false, unethical and unacceptable.
Daily Trust (Abuja)The federal government yesterday refused to deny they are planning to release detained Niger Delta militant, Mujaheed Asari Dokubo. The adviser to the president, Uba Sani, told a television channel the Federal Government was working on a "political solution" to the unrest his detention has caused among militant groups.
Lagos — The Federal Government has denied last Thursday's Cable Network News (CNN) documentary on the militants of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), describing it as false, unethical and unacceptable.
The federal government yesterday refused to deny they are planning to release detained Niger Delta militant, Mujaheed Asari Dokubo. The adviser to the president, Uba Sani, told a television channel the Federal Government was working on a "political solution" to the unrest his detention has caused among militant groups.
Vanguard (Lagos)Since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) released its list of those allegedly unfit to hold public office, ahead of the April polls, a lot of uproar has been generated in the political arena, especially over the propriety of the list.