We have had information that Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) will close Port Harcourt Airport for repairs/renovations in October and November before the audit by the ICAO. We understand that domestic terminal will be transferred to the Nigerian Air Force … read more
A building has collapsed in Nigeria’s main city of Lagos, killing 10 people and trapping scores of people. The block of flats collapsed on Tuesday evening and rescuers have so far pulled 30 people from the wreckage. Heavy lifting equipment … read more
The governor of Nigeria’s Lagos state says owners of a four-story apartment building, which collapsed Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, will be prosecuted. Rescue efforts continue nearly 48 hours after the incident, though at a much slower pace. Rescue … read more
U.S. oil major Chevron has recovered 50 to 60 percent of production lost to inter-ethnic fighting in the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria in 2003, the head of Chevron’s Nigerian arm said on Thursday. The company has been gradually returning … read more
About 3,000 persons were displaced on Monday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, following the demolition of illegal structures at the state-owned University of Science and Technology (RSUST). Bulldozers from the state Sanitation Authority arrived the university in the … read more
Police authorities in Delta State have declared war on various militant associations like the Adege Progressive Association (APA) and the Meinbutu Boys, describing their members as enemies of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Udom Ekpoudom, in a statement … read more
Former Bayelsa State Governor, Dipriye Alamieyeseigha, has debunked reports linking him with the Niger Delta conflict, describing them as the hand work of mischief makers. “How could I be in the throes of death and still sponsor illegality and lawlessness?” … read more
The death of a commercial motorcyclist (Okada rider) along Upper Erejuwa Road in Warri, Delta State, on Saturday night reportedly sparked off a bloody clash between the police and a legion of the motorcyclists during which eight policemen were injured … read more
The Federal Government is to site a multi-million naira water treatment laboratory in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, for which the state government has pledged a parcel of land for the project. Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Mukhtar Shagari, … read more
A Nigerian policeman has been cleared of killing an Aberdeenshire oil worker who was shot in the African country five years ago. David Gillan was fatally wounded in November 2001 while travelling with his wife, Diane, after a night out. … read more