President Olusegun Obasanjo has ordered that ten vehicles fitted with communications equipment be provided for the immediate commencement of joint patrols along Nigeria�s border with Benin Republic. President Obasanjo gave the order at a meeting with the new President of … read more
A gang of armed robbers at about 3am, on Thursday, attacked the Minna residence of a Nigerian High Court judge, Justice Christopher Auta, killing one of his security men. Our correspondent gathered that the robbers numbering about six, gained entry … read more
OIL giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, said on Thursday that it would not rush to resume production in the Niger-Delta. �We are committed to ensuring that peace returns to the Niger-Delta, but we will not rush to resume operation in … read more
Oronto Douglas, Mediator for the Movement for the Emancipation of Nigeria Delta (MEND), yesterday stressed that only a government team with a clear mandate can dialogue with Niger Delta representatives. He spoke ahead of today�s meeting between President Olusegun Obasanjo … read more
Frederick Faseun, leader of a notorious ethnic militia group in southwest Nigeria accused of killing and maiming over 10,000 people since 1999, was Wednesday granted bail over his deteriorating health condition, state media reported. Faseun, 71, has been in detention … read more
Western multinationals have no plans to return staff to abandoned oil fields in Nigeria until there is a truce with militants who have attacked them, industry sources said Wednesday, dousing official expectations of an imminent resumption. Militants from the Movement … read more
POLICE in Plateau State have arrested some residents of Dong village in Jos North Local Government Area for exhuming and consuming bird flu-infected chickens. The chairman, Sub-committee on Sanitation and Transportation of the Plateau State Bird Flu Committee, Mr. Joseph … read more
The Nigerian Navy has assured Nigerians that it would not abdicate her duties of protecting the waterways of the country including the Niger Delta creeks, which have recently become a theatre of battle and other illegalities. Speaking when he toured … read more
Reuters) – Nigeria has approved 19.5 billion naira ($151.3 million) in funding to improve safety at its airports, which was called into question by two major crashes late last year, the aviation minister said on Thursday. Babalola Borishade told reporters … read more
Clearing agents have threatened to go on strike within the next 24 hours because of what they described as the current cumbersome inspection regime and extortions by some government agencies at the ports. The head of special duties of the … read more