Following the statement credited to the former Federal Capital Territory Minister to Gen Sani Abacha, Brigadier-General Jeremiah Useni (rtd), that the execution of former Ogoni leader, Ken Saro-Wiwa and other eight Ogonis was justified for the national interest, some Niger … read more
Chevron Corp. is responsible for the deaths, injuries and torture of unarmed Nigerians attacked in 1998 on an offshore drilling platform by soldiers summoned by the second-largest U.S. oil company, an attorney told a jury Tuesday. About 100 Nigerians boarded … read more
German Construction giants, Julius Berger Nigeria Limited says it is withdrawing from site in its section of the expansion of the East-West Road in the Niger Delta. A top official of the company, who spoke in Abuja yesterday during an … read more
The Commander of the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Restore Hope, Brig.-Gen. Wuyep Rimtip, has asked the Federal Government to ignore the calls for the withdrawal of the federal troops from the region. Rimtip said it was … read more
THE global economic meltdown is giving the Federal Government a lot of concern as it seeks new financial sources to survive. President Umaru Yar’Adua, addressing an international tax conference in Abuja on Monday, disclosed that the crisis had resulted in … read more
Air passengers using the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos risk accidents as the radar system at the facility has broken down. The radar is a system that promotes the safe and fast movement of aircraft operating in the air or … read more
THE kidnappers of a 62-year-old businessman in Warri, Delta State, Chief Moses Irimisose, have reduced the ransom from N150 million to N2.5 million. A security source told the Nigerian Tribune that the kidnappers had been discussing with the man’s son, … read more
Barely a week after the release of eight fishing vessels with 96 crew members hijacked by suspected sea pirates in Bayelsa State, a group of sea bandits struck again in the Niger Delta region yesterday, attacking at least two oil … read more
The Defence Headquarters, Abuja has carried out some changes in the security outfits in the Niger Delta, including the Joint Task Force ‘‘Operation Restore Hope’’. The measure entailed the rotation and swapping of troops. Troops from the 93 Battalion, Effurun … read more
The Chinese authorities and a group of Nigerian businessmen are at loggerheads over an allegations of discrimination against its members. They are accusing the Chinese government of denying them visa to attend an international summit billed to start on Thursday … read more