As part of activities to mark its retreat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, later this month, the Senate has mapped out modalities to visit the Niger Delta creeks so as to get a first hand knowledge of the suffering of … read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail to two Germans, Messrs. Florian Orpitz (35) and Andy Lehmann (26) standing trial for alleged espionage. The two Germans are standing trial along with American/Nigerian, Judith Asuni, (60), and Danjuma … read more
Unknown militants in the early hours of yesterday struck at Bane, Khana Local Government Area of Ogoniland and took away Chief Kara Nwile Befi, father of the Deputy Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Charles Befi. The abduction … read more
Oil workers under the aegis of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association on Friday threatened a fresh strike over a labour crisis with the management of Belbop and … read more
Nigerian troops freed a British hostage on Friday after he had been held in “sub-human conditions” in the Niger Delta for almost two months, a military spokesman said. Soldiers acted on a tip-off and raided the Abaara-Etche community close to … read more
The Federal Government has said with judicious use of resources allocated to the troubled Niger Delta and support of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), it expects that peace would fully return to the region in the next six months. … read more
Following almost two years of declining exports due to militant activities, industry insiders yesterday said Nigeria’s crude oil output would increase by 500,000 barrels per day in 2008. Reports showed that workers are slowly returning to the forcados and EA … read more
Federal Government is considering burying petroleum pipelines 12 meters deep into the surface of the earth to check vandalisation, Minister of State for Energy, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, SAN, said in Lagos yesterday. In London, also yesterday, the Board of Brass … read more
At least 33 people were killed today in Kebbi State in north-western Nigeria when two boats collided in a fiery accident on the Dole-Kaina River. Eight other people suffered serious injuries in the accident, said acting state governor Ibrahim Aliyu. … read more
Nigerian troops freed a British hostage in Nigeria’s oil delta on Friday after he had been held for almost two months, a military spokesman said. Spokesman Sagir Musa said troops had been sweeping an area close to the southern city … read more