Lack of heavy equipment by construction giants, Julius Berger Plc, on Friday, stalled the removal of DHL Boeing 727 cargo aircraft that crashed in Lagos on Thursday. Aviation sources told Saturday Independent that the company has promised to evacuate the … read more
In what may be described as another major tragedy in the nation’s transport sector, more than 60 people were yesterday evening burnt to death along Lagos /Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Eight vehicles were said to have caught fire following … read more
Nigeria’s anti-corruption body has made its largest single seizure of illegally acquired assets belonging to a dead electoral official and pastor. The $55m estate of Timothy Olufemi Akanni came to the attention of the authorities after his two widows rowed … read more
Mr. Festus Keyamo, a counsel to the Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, has raised the alarm over the state of health of his client who is presently being detained at the State … read more
A B727 cargo aircraft belonging to a courier firm, DHL yesterday overshot the runway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport shortly after it landed on the 18L runway which got flooded at the Mafoluku axis occasioned by a heavy downpour. Although … read more
Joint National Executive Council (NEC) of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) yesterday reiterated their threat to paralyse all activities in the industry with … read more
The meeting was serious, the issues weighty. From the United States of America to the United Kingdom, the concern has been expressed about the increasing volatility in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The concern for the unstable situation in … read more
THE South South Liberation Movement (SSLM), yesterday, expressed disappointment with the United States over a statement credited to the Special Assistant to President George Bush on security in the Gulf of Guniea, Mrs. Linda Greenfield that the American government was … read more
The Nigerian state of Kwara is to invite more Zimbabwean white farmers to come and farm its land, boosting an existing agricultural programme, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported on Wednesday. The state said it would welcome more farmers … read more
Uncertainty now hangs over the resumption of production of about 480,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil production by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the Warri area of the Niger Delta, following threats of reprisal attacks by militant … read more