Maersk Line, the operator of MV Maersk Nashville, has been directed by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) to retain the container NO. UESU4635950, carrying toxic waste onboard MV Maersk Nashville but return it to the port … read more
TWO men, one of them an ex-soldier, were yesterday shot dead at Bisichi in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State by men of the Special Task Force maintaining security in the state, after they allegedly engaged the security … read more
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to the US, his first trip outside the country since becoming Nigeria’s leader in February, and the presence of a ship fully loaded with toxic waste, made newspaper headlines this week. Also in the news … read more
At least five people were killed and several wounded when two oil tankers collided and burst into flames in Nigeria’s southwest Ogun state on Saturday, an AFP photographer reported. According to witnesses, the two tankers rammed into each other in … read more
There are arguably few people in the history of Nigerian politics that are able to spur deep polarising emotions like Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. The former armoured corps general is known for his toothy smile, but some argue is a facade … read more
More facts emerged yesterday on how the Delta State government under former governor James Ibori, bailed out Ascot Offshore Nigeria Limited, an oil servicing conglomerate operating in West Africa in the purchase of Willbros group, an American-based company in 2006. … read more
THERE are strong indications that the Senate will on resumption from the Easter break debate the recent marriage of Senator Sanni Yerima to a 13-year-old girl from Egypt. Speaking with Sunday Tribune on condition of anonymity, a source at the … read more
A ship believed to be carrying toxic waste has been deta ined at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos, the local press reported Friday. The ship, MV Nassville, sailed from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with a container said to have, … read more
The main focus of Nigeria’s foreign policy would be to ensure that democracy is entrenched across the African continent, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan said in Washington on Monday, at a Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) briefing, according to transcripts of … read more
After months of political turbulence, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has regained relative stability and swept aside the immediate risk of chaos or even a coup, observers say. Next year’s presidential elections, with all their attendant problems and numerous stakes, … read more