Chief Ojo Maduekwe, Minister of Foreign Affairs, yesterday in Abuja, identified detractors and militants as forces causing tension at the Bakassi Peninsula.

President Umaru Yar'Adua yesterday restated Nigeria's commitment to a successful conclusion of the August 14 handover of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroun and called on President Paul Biya to join Nigeria to take a leading role in the establishment of

The Federal Government yesterday called on the Republic of Cameroon to play a lead role in the process of establishing a structure that will ensure the proper safeguarding of the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea.

Nigeria and Cameroun yesterday discussed the need to establish structures and a force to safeguard the Gulf of Guinea.

Fifteen-year-old Tamba Sandi is reported to have drowned on Sunday July 27, at around 3pm. This was later confirmed by Aiah Gborie and Aiah Ngaujah both of Koaquima town in the Tankoro chiefdom Kono district.

National Electoral Commission (NEC) eastern region Friday disclosed that polling station with 03182 in the Lei chiefdom Kono district was nullified as a result of excess voting.

The Camerounian Minister of External Relations, Mr Henri Eyebe Ayissi, has accused the international media of manipulating the current boundary dispute between it and Nigeria to destabilise the two countries.

National Revenue Authority office at the border town of Gbalamuya is grappling with endless challenges that could hamper its work, especially that which has to do with manning porous routes with Guinea.

Ahead of the August 14 handover of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon by Nigeria, top officials of both countries yesterday began crucial talks towards meeting the terms of the controversial Green Tree Agreement.

As part of its ongoing Le2 billion Mega Prize promotion, Africell mobile company Thursday presented a cheque of Le 100M to a carpenter, Peter M. Bangura of 7 Amputee Road in Kambia.

Community based organisation All Works of Life (AWOL) Monday reaffirmed its commitment to complementing the efforts of government in nation building.

Health and Sanitation Minister, Dr. Soccoh Alex Kabia has disclosed plans to officially open and hand over a 50-bed maternity hospital in Kono district.

Leone Stars and former Ports Authority FC striker, Muwahid Sesay is eyeing a move to either the French or Dutch league.

Sierra Leone born American football player, Gibril Wilson is currently the hottest football star in the United State of America. His performance led him to sign a 6-year contract worth $39 million with Raiders.

The issue of sexual assault has been the focus of a workshop conducted this week by the Sierra Leone Police at the Police Headquarters in Freetown.

On Sunday, Sierra Leone joined other countries of the world in celebrating the annual Olympic Day run which is organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and hosted by individual country's National Olympic Committee (NOC).

A new Clinic was on July 26 opened in the central part of Freetown by the Foreign Affairs Minister Zainab Bangura.

A senior politician in Sierra Leone has warned members of a rival political party against instigating hatred among the population as that would lead to a Rwanda-type ethnic conflict.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding operations in West Africa to feed an additional 1.4 million people hard hit by high food prices in Guinea, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burkina Faso and Senegal.

Journalists alleged to have been molested by supporters of PMDC party following violent clash with rival opposition SLPP in Kenema are putting together a formal complaint to seek redress through the national media body, SLAJ.