CRUDE oil thieves whose 12,000 metric tonnes of crude oil was confiscated by Joint Task Force on the Niger-Delta, a fortnight ago, in Delta State, regrouped, yesterday, and launched a vengeful attack on soldiers at Okwagbe in Delta State. The … read more
Nigerian artists dominated the MTV Africa Music Awards (the Mamas) on their own turf in the capital city Abuja, scooping six of the 10 awards. D’banj won both the artist of the year award and the best male award, crowning … read more
TENSION over the recent life imprisonment of six soldiers by the General Court Martial (GCM) of the Nigeria Army for supplying 7,000 arms of different specifications to the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) at a cost of N100 … read more
THERE are indications that the implementation of the Nigerian content policy initiated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may have been hampered by a myriad of problems, including systemic failure and lack of adequate human capacity, facing the National … read more
Aggrieved Ikebiri community women in Southern Ijaw Local Government, Bayelsa State, have concluded arrangements to embark on a nude protest in Yenagoa this week. This, according to them, was because of alleged failure of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) … read more
AS controversy trails the whereabouts of former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, indications have emerged that he has since moved back to Abuja after being stopped from graduating from the National Institute for … read more
Nigerian militants threatened to bring chaos to the western Niger Delta by interrupting shipping and attacking oil and gas facilities run by US firm Chevron unless the region’s military commander was removed. The Ijaw Youth Leaders Forum (IYLF) said it … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, the main militant group fighting in Nigeria’s oil region, said it may end a cease-fire after a request to do so by allies in the area. The group, known as MEND, … read more
THE Nigerian woman who claims she paid criminals to smuggle her to Ireland via the Netherlands in order to save her daughters from female genital mutilation was issued with a holiday visa to enter Britain shortly before she arrived in … read more
Security operatives yesterday forced former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, out of the graduation venue of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 30 at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, … read more