Gunmen believed to be members of the armed Niger Delta militants struck yesterday in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, killing three persons, prompting President Olusegun Obasanjo to issue a stern warning to deal with militants decisively. President Obasanjo who was … read more
President Olusegun Obasanjo’s visit to Rivers State yesterday has been generating fears among top Northern politicians who believe that it might be part of a calculated move to deprive their area of the opportunity of presenting the next President of … read more
A 38-year-old Surveyor, Mr. Patrick Onobrudu, was beaten to death by three policemen attached to the Enerhen Police Station, Effurun in Delta State, Tuesday evening. Vanguard was told yesterday that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for the station was full … read more
Nigerian militants have shut down the Nigerian Agip Oil Company-owned flow station at Pregbene, Bayelsa. The militants have also seized a fuel barge belonging to the Italian oil company. Already, the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) is to beef up … read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt Rivers State has ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to pay the sum of $ 1.5 billion to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), latest by 12 mid-day on Monday as compensation … read more
Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo says his party accepts the Senate’s rejection of a bill that would have allowed him to seek a third term. He said the People’s Democratic Party needed to put the acrimony behind it and prepare for … read more
YOUTHS of Ugborodo Community in Delta State have threatened to ground Chevron’s $3 billion Escravos Gas-to-Liquid (EGTL) project over alleged marginalisation in the award of contracts and job execution. Ugborodo people who are hosts to the project claimed that an … read more
Nigeria’s vice-president has said that the Senate decision to throw out a bill which would have let the president seek re-election will strengthen democracy. “The decision is one of the best things to happen to Nigeria,” said Atiku Abubakar, who … read more
Senior staff working for US energy giant ExxonMobil in Nigeria have threatened to go on strike unless the management agrees to their demand for a pay rise, company and union officials said. “We gave the management a seven-day notice with … read more
Nigeria’s Senate has thrown out a move to allow President Olusegun Obasanjo to seek a third term in office next year – an issue which has divided the country. Opponents shouted for joy as the bill to amend the constitution … read more