TWO days to Christmas, and with a boom in the vegetable oil market, the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has identified some brands of vegetable oil as being dangerous for human consumption. The agency said … read more
The body of the man allegedly kidnapped from his house at Orogun in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State on December 16 was on Monday found a few metres from his house. The man, Chief Jacob Obivwri, was … read more
Nigeria’s president on Tuesday appointed Mansur Muhtar of the African Development Bank to the top finance job and swore in three other ministers, filling the few remaining jobs left in his cabinet. President Umaru Yar’Adua picked Ufot Ekaette, former Secretary … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, the main armed group fighting in Nigeria’s southern oil region, said it’s poised to end a three-month cease- fire and resume attacks on the country’s oil industry. “We are aware the … read more
Piqued by the deteriorating security situation in the Niger Delta, President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua, yesterday, convened a high level security meeting to fashion out a new strategy aimed at halting the high incidence of kidnapping and lack of security in … read more
Lawyers to Henry Okah, leader of the militant group Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), have demanded that his trial be re-assigned to another court. Okah is currently facing a 62-count charge of treason, terrorism, kidnapping, illegal … read more
Despite the intense campaign of disinformation being orchestrated by James Ibori and Nigeria’s controversial Attorney General, Michael Aondoakaa through local Nigerian media outlets, neither James Ibori nor his many associates facing trial in the UK for money laundering have been … read more
ARUGBO community in Ondo State, yesterday, dismissed the claim by the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta that 1,000 militants were being trained in the environment for the purpose of launching fresh hostilities in the region, saying it is … read more
FORTUNE smiled on Nigeria this year as income from oil in the first 10 months (January to October) hit N7.6 trillion, some 210% of the N3.606 trillion projected to accrue from oil for the whole year. Non-oil sources of revenue … read more
The Federal Government yesterday ordered the management of British Airways in Nigeria to, within one week, revert to its approved scheduled flights into Lagos or have its operations grounded. The new Minister of Aviation, Mr. Babatunde Omotoba gave the order … read more