The death toll in the collapsed two-storey building which occurred at the Lagos Terminus, Iddo in Ebute-Metta area of Lagos, at the weekend, rose to 31 yesterday. When our reporter visited the scene, he learned that an additional eighteen bodies … read more
The threat by militants to cripple Nigeria’s oil export is gradually being actualised as Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has suspended its entire operations in the Western Niger Delta, covering Delta State and parts of Bayelsa State, … read more
RESIDENTS of Oyingbo and environs in Ebute-metta, Lagos Mainland Local Government woke up yesterday to the sight of a two-storey building, reportedly built about 45 years ago, reduced to rubble after a downpour on Saturday night. As at the time … read more
THE Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced plans to close down the domestic Runway 18 Left of the Murtala Muhammed Airport to enable it carry out maintenance work on the taxiway of the runway. According to FAAN’s Managing … read more
The NNPC has denied ever paying Niger Delta militants any money, while also noting that news reports from the House of Representatives indicating the country’s fuel stock and crude oil supply will dry out in 15 days was far from … read more
President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ledum Mtee, has warned that the reconciliation that President Umaru Yar’Adua is offering leaves much to be desired, even as the Rivers State governorship candidate of the Action … read more
The amnesty process will not entertain the payment of cash for arms arrangement, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Amnesty and Disarmament and Nigerian minister of finance, Mansur Muhtar said Friday in Abuja. Mr. Muhtar, who spoke alongside members … read more
THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has accused the Minister of Interior, who is also the Head of the Presidential Panel on Amnesty for Militants in the Niger Delta, General Godwin Abbe (rtd), of trying to … read more
Security operatives last night arrested leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) Mujahid Dokubo-Asari at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. He was arrested on his arrival from Germany where he went for medical check-up, his … read more
TOP militant leaders, yesterday, opted to accept the Federal Government’s offer of amnesty, but by proxy, for fear of arrest. However, some militants have promised to surrender their arms on Friday. This would be coming a day after the Federal … read more