THERE are indications that President Umaru Yar’Adua’s health may have become worsened. This follows what sources said was the inability of the President to attend major functions and receive visitors since Friday. It was gathered from sources at the Presidential … read more
Nigerian kidnappers on Saturday released the wife of a senior oil executive who was taken hostage in its oil capital of Port Harcourt last month, a company spokesman said. Odichi Ugorji, spokesman for Lonestar Drilling, owned by the husband of … read more
Nigeria has dropped treason charges against one of two accused rebel leaders in the country’s main oil producing region, but a bid to have an open trial for the remaining suspect was rejected, their lawyer said. “The trial judge rejected … read more
Unknown assailants attacked an oil installation in restive southern Nigeria and some crude production has been lost, Royal Dutch Shell PLC officials said Saturday. Shell spokesman Precious Okolobo said the attackers hit a flow station belonging to Shell’s joint venture … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta on Saturday accused the Federal Government of planning to use Edward Atatah as star witness to frame up its leader, Henry Okah. Okah is standing trial in a Jos Federal High … read more
GUN men in five speed boats have again struck on the Bonny waterways this time abducting the captain of a ship and its engineer. Confirming the development, army PRO and spokesman of the Joint Task Force in Rivers State, Lt. … read more
A Nigerian court has ruled that the treason trial of the Niger Delta militant leader Henry Okah will be held behind closed doors. The Nigerian government had argued that the trial should be held in secret for reasons of national … read more
Following recent incessant attacks on oil facilities and armed operations by pirates around the Bonny axis of Rivers state, the Federal government has authorised an increased deployment of military troops to raise security watch in the area. This was as … read more
Minister of State for Energy (Power) Mrs. Fatimah Ibrahim, yesterday in Abuja announced that electricity generation had plunged by about 2,130 megawatts (MW) to 2,300MW. But industry sources indicated that her statement contradicts the amount of electricity generated by the … read more
There is no respite yet for Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello. Yesterday, an Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama okayed a request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to formally include the name of Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello as one of … read more