There was a deafening noise. And then the two four-storey shopping plaza under construction in Jabi, Utako district of Abuja, were mere rubbles. By last night, two persons had been confirmed dead, but eye witnesses said more people might have … read more
Aja-Omaetan community in Warri North of Delta State have accused Chevron Nigeria Limited of deploying heavily armed security men to the area following agitation by the people against the unbearable suffering imposed on them and their environment by CNL from … read more
Nigeria�s crude oil production which currently hovers between 1.8 million and 2 million barrel per day has dropped further, as Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) yesterday shut in production of 130,000 barrels per day owing to an attack on its … read more
THE Nigerian Army ruled out, yesterday, the use of force by it in dealing with the militancy in the Niger Delta, on a day militants bombed two Shell Petroleum oil pipeline in Rivers State. The Chief of Operations of the … read more
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) could not account for eight oil blocs out of the 77 offered in the 2005 bid round, nor could it account for the $2.6bn Signature Bonus realised during the bidding process, the House of … read more
(Reuters) – Five Russian oil workers kidnapped from their vessel off Nigeria’s Niger Delta last week have been released unharmed, a senior state security official said on Monday. “They’re looking healthy but tired,” the official said, asking not to be … read more
Thirty members of a separatist movement in south-east Nigeria have pleaded not guilty to charges they were planning to “wage a war” against the government. They are among the 84 members of the Movement for the Acualisation of a Sovereign … read more
THE National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has asked its members nationwide to prepare for another industrial action billed to commence on Wednesday. This, the union said, followed the inability of the Federal Government to bring down … read more
There was no hitch on the Third Mainland Bridge on Saturday during a traffic diversion test-run. The exercise was a warm-up ahead of the partial closure of the bridge next Saturday for rehabilitation. The test-run was carried out on Ikorodu … read more
SEVERAL years after the mass killing in Odi, Bayelsa State was allegedly ordered by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo, the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday offered an explanation for not investigating the former President’s role in the dastardly act which … read more