Thousands of cheering villagers in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta welcomed home on Friday a former state governor who was convicted of stealing public funds. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, governor for six years until 2005 when he was impeached for corruption, flew into … read more
The Management of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc (PHCN) said yesterday that there will be lose of about 800 megawatt (mw) of electrify from the national grid, saying Nigerian should brace up for load shedding. A statement signed … read more
Chief Oyibo – the webmaster of OOL – will be completely out of wireless range until Wed 5th September. Normal news and website updates will be resumed at that time – providing there is fuel in the GenSet and NEPA … read more
Almost two years after he left office, a fugitive, former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, will today return to the state a hero, as the people are preparing elaborate reception to welcome him.Indication of his return emerged yesterday, when … read more
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua is to scrap the state-owned oil corporation and restructure the industry. A national energy council will instead be established to oversee the notoriously corrupt oil sector. The council, headed by the president, has six months to … read more
PRESIDENT of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar, on Thursday warned that the congress would lead workers on a nationwide strike over the planned deduction of five per cent from their salaries under the National Health Insurance Scheme … read more
Nigeria [FAAN], Mr. Muhammad Yusufu,has said that night flight operations would commence at the Owerri airport in due course with the completion of its airfield lighting. The development is coming even as Yusufu said that about N254 million has been … read more
The Federal Government has generated about $2.28 bilion as revenue from the sale of oil blocks in four years. The revelation came just as a Federal Government team, led by the Director in charge of Petroleum Inspectorate Com-mission, formerly Department … read more
Suspected militants on Wednesday laid siege to Calabar-Itu Road, firing sporadic shots and preventing motorists from plying the road. The cause of their action was not immediately known, but our correspondent who visited the scene around Usung Esuk noticed that … read more
CHIEF of Defence Staff, Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi, has ruled out full military operations in the Niger Delta. He said it would mean waging war against innocent Nigerians, whom the militants are using as shield. He gave the assurance yesterday … read more