Security agencies in Rivers State have located the Chevron vessel hijacked by armed hoodlums on its way from Onne to Escravos and would have stormed the location to free the 11 crew but for the objection by Chevron, owner of … read more
THE raging crisis in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of the country was an issue of discourse yesterday when selected top military officers from the United States (U.S.) War College paid official visit to the Western Naval Command, Apapa area … read more
Umaru Yar�Adua, Nigeria�s president, is about to reach the year�s anniversary of his swearing-in on May 29, 2007. Facing calls for faster action on reforms from many Nigerians, Mr Yar�Adua says he will enact key measures within the next 12 … read more
Businesses and manufacturing concerns are facing the prospects of collapse as diesel, the fuel for powering their generators in the face of failed electricity supply from the national grid, has disappeared from the market. Price has since hit over N124 … read more
UNKNOWN gunmen suspected to be Niger Delta militants stormed Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in the early hours of Saturday and kidnapped an expatriate working for STEMCO Construction Company. The expatriate; a Lebanese, was said to … read more
MODALITIES for laying petroleum products pipelines in the country are to be reviewed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). When the exercise is completed, the corporation will ensure that pipelines are deeply buried and covered by concrete to prevent … read more
THE Presidency and the Senate are heading for a showdown over the appointment of Mrs. Faridah Waziri as the new acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Presidency had on Thursday announced Mrs. Waziri as acting … read more
Leader of the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Bayelsa State chapter, Commander Joshua Macaiva, has warned Daewoo Company not to attempt laying off oil pipelines in the Southern Ijaw Local Government of the state, citing non-compliance by … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Bayelsa State chapter says the destruction of Oil pipelines would begin as it warned Daewoo and other companies operating in the state to stop work immediately. The chapter also accused … read more
A Nigerian woman has been jailed for 26 months for bringing a child illegally into the UK. Peace Sandberg, who was living in the UK, went to Nigeria and bought a baby to become eligible for a council flat, Isleworth … read more