The face-off between manufacturing firms in Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout, Port Harcourt, Rivers State over controversial N700 million bill for gas supply has been rested as the state government has paid Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) N350million, which is half of … read more
Courts in Nigeria have remained shut, following a call by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for a boycott to protest over last month’s elections. A team of lawyers was seen going from court to court trying to ensure compliance with … read more
Militants have attacked the country residence of the Vice-President-elect Goodluck Jonathan, in the oil-rich Niger Delta in a dawn speedboat attack. Police says the house in Bayelsa State, where Mr Jonathan is currently governor, was partially destroyed. The attackers also … read more
Protesters ended a six-day occupation of an oil pipeline hub in Nigeria on Wednesday, saying Royal Dutch Shell was free to resume pumping 170,000 barrels per day (bpd) that was shut by the protest. Oil prices tumbled on news of … read more
Nigeria has granted an amnesty to all prisoners over 70 and to those over 60 who have been on death row for 10 years or more, and will free them before the inauguration of the new president on May 29. … read more
Gunmen seized a child from a house in Nigeria’s southern oil-producing region on Wednesday, officials said. The child was taken from a home in one of the most affluent areas of Port Harcourt, the region’s oil hub, Police spokeswoman Irejua … read more
A Belarusian woman who was abducted in Nigeria some time ago has been released, Viktor Goncharov of the Russian Embassy in Lagos told Interfax. “The Belarusian citizen was released last night. It seems ransom was paid. It is unclear so … read more
Following the granting of his request by the Court of Appeal on Monday to inspect and make copies of electoral materials used by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), there are strong indications that Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is the … read more
AN Ijaw group identified as Egbema 1 in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State claimed responsibility, yesterday, for the abduction of four American oil workers in the state eight days ago, and gave conditions for their release. The … read more
The whereabouts of one of the Nigerian managers in Nigerian Agip Oil Company, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Monday, remained unknown 24 hours after he was seized by his captors. Checks by our correspondent showed that the militants, who … read more