A key ally of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo should never hold public office again, the Senate says. An investigation found 32bn naira ($217m, �138m) is missing from the accounts of the Federal Capital Territory which runs the capital Abuja. … read more
A new twist to the crude oil bunkering saga in the Niger Delta was recorded yesterday, when the military Joint Task Force (JTF) responsible for enforcing peace in the region apprehended and arrested 15 Filipinos who were trying to escape … read more
A British newspaper, the Independent on Friday reported that Prime Minister Gordon Brown�s government was considering options on his offer of military aid to Nigeria to deal with the crisis in the Niger Delta. Speaking on Wednesday at the end … read more
Reuters) – Gunmen kidnapped two Germans near the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt on Friday, blowing their armoured vehicle off the road with dynamite and killing a soldier, security sources said. The two employees of construction firm Julius Berger … read more
Nigeria�s main rebel group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) says it has been approached by a militant group in Scotland for logistics support to wage guerrilla warfare in Scotland against British interest. The un-named Scottish … read more
THE Federal Government has raised the alarm over possible attacks on national infrastructure, directing service chiefs and ministers to take preventive and protective steps. In a confidential memo issued from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the … read more
CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri has canvassed through psychiatric tests for all aspiring public office holders. According to her, most of the negative character traits exhibited by public officers in the country, especially … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has threatened that it will from midnight of Saturday call off its two-week old unilateral ceasefire in reaction to the pledge of military support to the Federal Government allegedly made … read more
The worst may not be over yet for the oil industry as production shortfall which President Umaru Yar�Adua put at 30 percent last week looks set to decline further with international oil companies in the country cancelling all capital expenditure … read more
AS the 21-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) ended by midnight on Thursday, the union has asked its members to commence a nationwide strike immediately. Disclosing this to … read more