TWENTY security guards were yesterday arrested by police detectives over the murder of prominent Lagos politician, Chief Olufunso Williams, whose remains are to be interred today. The guards are working within the Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, where Williams lived and … read more
British Airways, acting on instruction from the UK Government, wishes to advise passengers that no items of hand baggage can be carried on board any aircraft departing any UK airport. The UK Government has advised that this instruction will apply … read more
Reuters) – Two oil industry contractors, one Belgian and one Moroccan, were kidnapped from their car by armed men in Nigeria’s southern oil city of Port Harcourt on Thursday, a company official said. “Two foreigners working for a company in … read more
Citing ongoing attacks by militants, Willbros Group said Wednesday it is selling its assets and operations in Nigeria. Willbros, which has administrative offices in Houston and headquarters in Panama, said the move is tied to an evaluation of its strategic … read more
A German construction firm has been in contact with one of its employees who was abducted last week by Nigerian militants, the company’s chief executive said on Thursday. “He is well,” Bilfinger Berger CEO Herbert Bodner said at a news … read more
Nigeria’s House of Representatives’ committee on petroleum has slapped a $400 million fine on Chevron (CVX)Nigerian for “irregularities” in its financial reports, privately owned Channels TV reported late Tuesday. The committee said it investigated reports of tax evasion and irregularities … read more
Detained Niger Delta activist and youth leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo has called for the unconditional release of the German national held hostage by a militant group in the Niger-Delta just as he denied any involvement in the hostage taking. A … read more
Militant group’s warning of further attacks to heighten insecurity in Niger delta The militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on 8 August stated that it would launch fresh attacks on oil interests across the western and … read more
Two Norwegian oil workers were kidnapped from a supply ship off the Nigerian coast, Foreign Ministry officials said Wednesday. Norwegian media reported a Briton and a Ukrainian were also taken from the ship, owned by Norwegian shipping company Trico Supply, … read more
Two Norwegians and two Ukrainians working on an oil supply vessel in Nigeria have been kidnapped, the Norwegian government and the ship operators said on Wednesday. “Two Norwegians and two Ukrainians were kidnapped late on Tuesday while they were on … read more