Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described as sheer stupidity alleged fresh plot to extend the handover date from May 29, 2007 to October 1. Also, he dismissed the fear that an impeachment motion against him may be moved in the … read more
If the obituary pages of Western newspapers pride themselves on sobriety, the opposite holds true in Nigeria. Nigeria’s major dailies carry dozens of technicolour full-page spreads complete with passionate declarations of love and photos of the dear departed, usually wearing … read more
Reuters) – Two Italians kidnapped on Friday in Nigeria’s oil city Port Harcourt have been released, Italy’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The ministry did not offer details. Italians Lucio Moro and Luciano Passarin had been working for construction company … read more
HOSTILITIES again erupted yesterday in the Gokana Local Council of Rivers State when irate youths from Bodo on an alleged reprisal mission invaded another community, Mgobo. At the end of the ensuing skirmishes no fewer than eight persons were feared … read more
Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, said that the country had witnessed the worst form of democracy and autocratic rule in the past eight years under the leadership of President Olusegun Obasanjo. For this reason, he apologised to the people of … read more
An Owerri bound Aero aircraft from the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja was at the weekend delayed for 86 minutes to allow security personnel carry out thorough search as demanded by passengers. THISDAY learnt that two of the passengers that had … read more
President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday said the talk about his reluctance to vacate office on May 29th when his tenure will expire is borne out of “malice and mischief” as he had made up his mind not to spend the night … read more
“We go to work with a military escort. We come back here with a military escort. It’s like being in an open prison,” said a British worker in this southern Nigerian oil town. With violent attacks on oil targets on … read more
It was a black Friday in Rivers State yesterday as no fewer than eight persons were killed in three separate incidents. In the first case involving a communal clash in Bodo, seven people were feared dead. A Lebanese expatriate was … read more
FEDERAL government has been urged to be more grassroots-oriented in its development efforts in Niger Delta region. Speaking while delivering a lecture in Port Harcourt titled, Drop after Drop, strand after strand, Elf Petroleum general manager sustainable Development, Mr. A. … read more