The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Monday denied two applications by former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, for lack of concrete evidence, while the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) amended the charges against him to 170. … read more
A key member of a Niger Delta oil rebel group has been confirmed as alive and well by members of his family. The news comes over a week after Henry Okah’s rebel group threatened “anarchy” in the Delta region unless … read more
THE Presidential standard-bearer of the All Nigeria People�s Party (ANPP), Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari, has filed 20 additional grounds of appeal against the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which endorsed the election of President Umaru Yar�Adua. He lodged the … read more
REHABILITATION work has started on the damaged NNPC Petroleum pipeline at the Journalists’ Estate, Arepo, Ogun State, near Lagos. Vanguard gathered that NNPC engineers arrived the site yesterday to begin work on the pipeline which burst on Friday. They did … read more
The Dutch oil firm, Shell Petroleum Development Company, has reaped from the prevailing peace in the creeks of Delta State as 170, 000 barrels of crude oil per day have been recovered from the production shut-in in its western operations … read more
The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Sunday said that his administration would not enter into dialogue with armed groups. Amaechi, who spoke through his Director of Press Affairs, Mr. Ogbonna Nwuke, told our correspondent that unless the gunmen … read more
Nigeria’s governing party is holding its national convention to decide on the new party leadership. The meeting is being seen as a test of the influence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who is backing a candidate to become chairman. Mr … read more
There are heightening fears that petrochemical companies in Eleme, Warri and Kaduna may be forced to shut down because of the continued importation of what industry stakeholders call fake plastic raw materials in the country. This is largely because most … read more
Worried by the spate of arson in their community lately, Afuze women in their numbers on Friday night took to the streets naked to invoke a curse on those responsible for the fire incidents. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) … read more
Nigeria may be thrown into an other round of petroleum product scarcity as the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is set to shut down six major tank farms at Ibru Jetty in Lagos State. The suspension threat came as a result … read more