NEW details about President Umaru Yar�Adua�s health have emerged, pointing to an apparent wrong diagnoses of the ailment from the beginning by his Nigerian doctors. SaharaReporters gathered that after suffering swellings all over his body on Saturday, April 12 2008, … read more
As speculations are still rife over the actual cause of the emergency landing of the Boeing 737 Virgin Atlantic plane bound for Duala, Cameroon Wednesday evening in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the Accident Investigation Bureau, National Civil Aviation Authority has … read more
Hundreds of Nigerians in Diaspora have threatened to boycott the British Airways following the deplorable conduct of the officials of the airline towards Nigerian passengers. They are also protesting the manner the airline treated a Nigerian who was forced back … read more
Senators have declared Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello missing, and are frantically looking for her; with a directive that Senate Chief Whip, Kanti Bello, should employ all legislative means to find her before the plenary next Tuesday. Iyabo, Senate Health Committee Chairman, who … read more
The United States government may consider sending military experts to help with the location of the missing Beechcraft 19900D plane. The Empowered Newswire, a US-based Nigerian news agency, reported that the development followed the US� receipt of a request from … read more
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), yesterday told the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (upstream), that the Ministry of Interior should be blamed for constant violation of expatriate quota in the oil and gas Industry in Nigeria. DPR Director General, … read more
Rebels in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta said on Friday they sabotaged a major pipeline operated by Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research), and a company spokeswoman said it was investigating reports of an explosion. A statement from the Movement … read more
A Seattle film crew detained in Nigeria over the weekend has been released, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said Wednesday. The Americans and their Nigerian companion were picked up by American embassy representatives at a detention center and taken to … read more
The daughter of Nigeria’s ex-leader Olusegun Obasanjo has told the BBC she fears for her life after being charged by the nation’s anti-corruption agency. Sen Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello was named in a fraud case that led to the resignation of two … read more
A fierce attack yesterday on a Chevron oil facility in Warri North area of Delta State was reportedly repelled by security operatives attached to the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Warri . Although security sources claimed the militants suffered a … read more