WITH less than two months to the end of the tenure of President Olusegun Obasanjo, world acclaimed author, Professor Chinua Achebe, says the president has taken Nigeria �as low as she has ever gone.� Professor Achebe in a statement, �The … read more
The British central labour union has called on all British oil companies to pull out of the Niger Delta on the back of rising kidnappings of foreign workers in the region by militants. The UK union leader, Mr. Graham Tran … read more
Presidential candidate of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), Maj-Gen Muham-madu Buhari (rtd) has said if elected President, he would adopt dialogue rather than military option in resolving the Niger Delta problem. Speaking at the party’s presidential rally in Port … read more
Electricity generation by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria may worsen nationwide following Tuesday�s revelation that Egbin Power Station would be shut on Friday. The Managing Director of Nigerian Gas Company, Mr. Chris Ogiemwonyi, said the closure would last 10 … read more
Nigeria’s electoral body has been told to allow Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to run for president in April’s poll. The Federal High Court in Abuja ruled the electoral body lacked the power to exclude Mr Abubakar from the election. But this … read more
Federal Government yesterday announced that it would auction 45 oil blocks in the 2007 bid round, but insisted that the bona-fide bidders must deposit 50 per cent of the offered Signature Bonus at the bidding conference which has been scheduled … read more
A Dutch National and a Britsh National who were being held by unknown militant groups in the Niger Delta have been safely released this morning. This information has been confirmed by the British High Commission in Abuja. No further information … read more
A British oil worker and a Dutch security manager kidnapped in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta have been released, officials and industry sources said on Wednesday. The Briton was abducted on March 31 by gunmen in two speedboats during a pre-dawn … read more
Militants on Monday warned politicians in Rivers State against rigging in the forthcoming elections. In a two-page statement made available to journalists in Port Harcourt, the militants said that they had received information from their members spread across the state … read more
No fewer than five persons died and 39 others injured in party clashes that occurred in Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Adamawa states between Sunday and Monday. Two persons lost their lives on Sunday during an outbreak of political violence … read more