No fewer than 20 people were on Sunday burnt to death in Aiyetoro village along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in a ghastly road accident involving a petrol tanker, three commercial vehicles and four private cars. According to a witness who spoke … read more
The Rivers State governor, Chief Rotimi Amaechi has commenced an investigation into the finances and properties of the state following the discovery of about N100m in the state coffers and missing properties. A source in the Government House told our … read more
As senators on a retreat in Port-Harcourt plan to embark on visits to the creeks tomorrow, Senate President, David Mark, has appealed to Niger-Delta militants not to hold any Senator or resource person hostage., because, “the Senate does not have … read more
The management of the Dutch oil firm, Shell Petroleum Development Company, has reacted to the report on the on-going re-organisation in the company. SPDC�s spokesman, Mr. Precious Okolobo, in an e- mail on Sunday, sent to our correspondent said re-organisation … read more
Even as fresh questions are being raised over last week�s judgment by the Supreme Court which led to the removal of Sir Celestine Omehia as the Governor of Rivers State and the swearing-in of Hon. Rotimi Amaechi as his replacement, … read more
The Commandant of Nigerian Merchant Navy Corps, Benson Allen Edema this weekend raised alarm over the continued importation of illegal arms and ammunition into the country through the high seas from other neighboring countries, stating that it was not only … read more
The Action Congress on Sunday called on President Umaru Yar�Adua to reconstitute the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the fresh poll ordered by the election tribunals. The party said the President should also rectify the situation that led to … read more
The Integrity Group, on Sunday, said that the suit filed by 57 legislators against its members and the House of Representatives would not save the Speaker, Mrs. Patricia Etteh, from stepping aside. The Leader of the group, Mr. Farouk Lawan, … read more
A prominent militant group claimed responsibility on Saturday for the kidnapping of six foreign workers from an Italian oil facility off the coast of Nigeria. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) gave no reason for Friday’s … read more
The new Governor of Rivers State, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday, talked tough saying his government would not be a continuation of any past administration in the state. In his maiden broadcast to the state, he announced the immediate suspension … read more