Passengers at different airports in the country had a bad time yesterday as it was difficult for them to connect flights due to the scarcity of aviation fuel, known as JET A1, which affected the operations of many airlines that … read more
In the U.S. a politician has been charged under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits corporate bribery overseas. Louisiana congressman, William Jefferson, allegedly received more than $500,000 in bribes and sought millions by using his office to arrange business … read more
Nigerian state governors from the Niger Delta have called for the release of a detained militant leader in an effort to appease insurgents who have crippled oil production in the anarchic region. Several armed groups responsible for attacks on oil … read more
Oil workers have threatened to �physically� stop the takeover of both Kaduna and Port Harcourt refineries by their new owner, Blue Star Oil, a Nigerian consortium. The workers, under the aegis of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of … read more
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company to forfeit its occupancy of their residential area on Aba Road covering 153.5 acres or in the alternative, pay N6.1 billion to Rumuokroshe people of … read more
Police freed two Filipino nationals who were held hostage for a few hours in southern Nigeria on Sunday, Rivers State police chief Felix Ogbaudu said. He said the Filipino hostages were freed by police at the Elelenwo waterfront on the … read more
Six Russian nationals abducted in Nigeria are alive and feeling well, the Russian Embassy in the African state said Monday. The Russians, who work for the Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), controlled by Russian aluminum giant RUSAL, were abducted … read more
The Nigerian military has stormed a hideout and freed one of two Chinese workers abducted by unknown gunmen more than two months ago in the country’s southeast, the police said Monday. “One of the men was rescued by the army … read more
MILITANTS again struck yesterday in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, abducting four expatriate staff said to be working for an oil servicing company, Schlumberger. The abduction came just as six foreign oil workers kidnaped by armed men in the troubled creek last … read more
ON a day it released six hostages and announced a freeze on attacks on oil workers and facilities for one month, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) it turned the heat on President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. … read more