VIOLENT protests broke out in Ado-Ekiti last night as the results of the gubernatorial re-run elections in Ekiti State yesterday were announced by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Ayoka Adebayo. The PDP candidate, Mr Segun Oni was returned as the … read more
The Federal Government on Tuesday declared that it would soon resume repair works on the 17-kilometre Third Mainland bridge, which provides a direct access for over 50, 000 people daily to the commercial nerve of Lagos. The government stated this … read more
Once again, the deadline for gas flaring has for the third time been extended to December 2011. December 31, 2008 was the second deadline set by the government as restiveness in the Niger Delta takes a huge toll on efforts … read more
The country’s presidential adviser on Petroleum Matters, Emmanuel Egbogah does not think there is anything wrong with Nigeria’s inability to develop its own technology after 50 years of commercial oil exploration activities. He said this on Monday, while declaring open … read more
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Mrs. Ayoka Adebayo, on Monday said only the results of the five local government councils earlier collated and announced at the collation centre were official. Adebayo, who spoke with one of our correspondents … read more
PROTESTING youths of Ogulagha community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, weekend, laid siege at the multi-billion naira Forcados Terminal, operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) following the expiration of the community’s ultimatum to the multinational … read more
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has said that it would be ready to work with any new company that the Federal Government will approve to take over its operations in Ogoniland. The Executive Vice President, Africa, Shell Group, Ann Pickard, … read more
Two gunmen shot a woman dead during Mass on Sunday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Apapa, in Nigeria’s economic capital city of Lagos, the local press reported Monday. The report said the two gunmen, who arrived in the … read more
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Nigeria Navy to return cash and fish allegedly stolen from fish trawlers as well as payment for medical treatment for injury inflicted on the … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua has set up a special presidential committee to work out the details of the recent reprieve granted to the Niger Delta warlords by the Federal Government. The Minister of State, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday … read more