Defence Minister, Ambassador Thomas Aguyi- Ironsi yesterday announced the acquisition of sophisticated military weapons including unspecified modern gun boats to deal with criminals in the Niger Delta. He warned that the Federal Government would no longer tolerate increasing activities of … read more
Oil major, Royal Dutch Shell, said it suffered another major oil spill on Monday, which had resulted in production cut back of 187,000 barrels per day. �There was a spill at Nembe Creek Trunk Line, which led to a total … read more
THE Federal Government has declared April 30 as the deadline for airlines operating in Nigeria to comply with the new recapitalisation policy or have their Air Transport Licence (ATL) revoked. The development is coming even as the operators have cried … read more
Residents of Diobu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Sunday night, witnessed a serious street fight which lasted for hours as two suspected rival cult groups jostled for supremacy ahead of the April poll. Eyewitnesses said the fight which started … read more
Militants in the Niger Delta on Sunday released a Lebanese construction worker seized last Wednesday. He was kidnapped at Akinima in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Lebanese, identified as Raymond, was working for Alren Construction Company … read more
The organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries $254bn upstream expansion plan to raise production capacity risks being delayed if oil prices drop below $50 a barrel, the cartel�s Secretary-General has warned. �My concern now is the price, because we are undertaking … read more
THE gubernatorial candidate of the Citizen Popular Party, CPP, in Delta State , Mr. Ogbe Onokpite has stated that his party is set to eradicate poverty in the state just as he commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, … read more
WARNING: This is from the sun newspaper so it may be Speculation and Fact Free!!!! When Michael McTighe was contacted last year in the United Kingdom(UK) to come to Nigeria and help set up Arik Air, a host of his … read more
The Federal Government has agreed to give China and South Korea four oil blocks each, as collateral for loans from the two countries. Their shares of the production volumes will be calculated to match the total interest accruable on the … read more
With the current tenure hasting to an end and campaigns for elections intensified, the high level of degradation in the Niger Delta has been one of the major blueprints of presidential candidates. That the South-south geo-political zone of the country … read more