Mustapha Onoyvieta, the army colonel that was an Aide de Camp, (ADC) to late President Yar’Adua has been ordered back from his command training to face a probe for the role he played in events during the illness of the … read more
Nigeria says it is willing to fully cooperate with the U.S. to ensure that government officials who steal public funds do not find a safe harbour in that country. Adebowale Adefuye, Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S., told reporters in Washington … read more
NO fewer than nine persons were murdered in their sleep in Maza Village, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State in the early hours of Saturday by suspected Fulanis who invaded the village. Sunday Tribune learnt that the assailants, … read more
HUNDREDS of protesting women from the oil- rich Ugborodo community in Warri South-West council area of Delta State, yesterday, stormed the multi-million naira Escravos River Crossing Gas Pipeline Project site, ERCGP, and stopped all operations, demanding that the project intended … read more
A man claiming to be from Nigeria’s oil-rich south has tried to set fire to the state petroleum firm’s headquarters in what would have been the first such attack in the capital, the company said Friday. The foiled attempt to … read more
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) of Chevron yesterday began an indefinite strike over alleged victimization and poor working conditions. Activities at the multinational oil company were paralysed when our reporter visited the place. A … read more
Gunmen who kidnapped four Nigerian journalists in the oil-rich south, sparking outrage in the region, have drastically reduced their ransom demand Thursday, the reporters’ union said. “We spoke to our colleagues and their kidnappers today,” the national secretary of the … read more
The 32-year-old perfume seller is ready for holy war, but he is waiting for orders from his leader, an Islamist believed killed in an uprising in northern Nigeria nearly a year ago. “What happens in the next few weeks depends … read more
Worried by the worsening spate of kidnappings and armed robberies in Nigeria’s South-east region, where he hails from, the country’s police chief, Ogbonna Onovo, has appealed to his kinsmen to move fast to stem the tide of the rising criminality … read more
There are indications that the campaign to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan contests the 2011 election has taken off. BusinessDay investigations reveal that ministers and top aides of the president have been mandated to go to their zones and begin … read more