The Nigerian Commun-ications Satellite (NigComSat), which was launched into orbit over 18 months ago, is said to be missing. THISDAY gathered last night that with the satellite missing from orbit, the huge amount spent by the Nigerian government, about N40 … read more
Nigeria’s most prominent militant group threatened on Monday to end a unilateral ceasefire and renew attacks against the oil sector in the delta if the military attacks its camps. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said … read more
A member of the rebel group which seized 10 mostly French hostages from an oil vessel off the coast of the Bakassi region last month has said the captives are “healthy and unshackled.” “They are fine. In good health. Nobody … read more
Joint Military Task Force in Rivers State spared the country what would have been the biggest loss in the oil and gas sector yesterday, when it repelled an attack on Soku, the country’s oil and gas nerve-centre, by unidentified militants, … read more
The Joint Task Force code-named ‘Operation Restore Hope’ in the Niger Delta has placed its troops on red alert, particularly in Bayelsa and Rivers states following last weekend’s clashes. The task force was attacked at Clough Creek in Ekeremor Local … read more
The Leadership Weekend has apologised to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and members of his family for the report published by the newspaper weekend. The newspaper had in its Saturday publication with the headline “Yar’Adua Sick Again” reported that the President … read more
THE Federal Government has released the sum of N54.6 billion for fuel subsidy. The Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, yesterday disclosed in Abuja in a chat with reporters that the amount represents the outstanding petroleum subsidy payment … read more
Refineries in the country are at least 30 years behind modern techno-logy, the NNPC indicated yes-terday in Kaduna. Dr Levi Ajuonuma, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC who made this known yesterday in Kaduna said: “The control … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua Saturday ordered his lawyers to sue the local ‘Leadership’ newspaper after it reported in the day’s edition that the President has taken ill again and has not attended public functions in the past two days. ”The President … read more
By Jomo Gbomo The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) joins the host of upset Nigerians to condemn the primitive conduct by naval escorts to a rear admiral who had to whip and strip naked a woman … read more