Two persons died yesterday in Warri, Delta State, after allegedly inhaling what is suspected to be highly toxic gas while on board a barge in the coastal part of the city. THISDAY gathered that three persons were involved in the … read more
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company, a member of the Italian oil giant, ENI Group, has offered to fly some of the more critical victims of Tuesday�s pipeline fire at Awori Abule- Egba overseas. The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the … read more
The death toll in the oil pipeline fire in Nigeria�s main city, Lagos, has risen to 284 after 15 more people succumbed to their injuries in hospital, medical authorities announced Friday. The last figure given out by the Red Cross … read more
On December 30, 2006, ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed by the Government of Iraq after being found guilty of crimes against humanity. Despite this being an Iraqi government decision, Saddam�s execution may prompt unrest and anti-American demonstrations in … read more
A court in the south-eastern Nigerian state of Anambra has reversed a controversial impeachment of the state governor, Peter Obi. He was impeached in November for gross misconduct and replaced by his deputy. The state assembly’s speaker said some of … read more
Governor of Katsina State and Peoples Democratic Party Presidential flag bearer in the 2007 general elections, Alhaji Umar Musa Yar’Adua, yeterday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, unveiled his integrated programme for the Niger Delta and pledged that, if elected next … read more
The Senate yesterday called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and security agencies to live up to their responsibility of securing oil pipelines against the nefarious activities of “die-hard vandals.” The upper legislative chamber, which expressed shock over the … read more
The Lagos State government has raised the alarm that more oil explosions are imminent in the metropolis, if nothing urgent is done to rectify all the ruptured oil pipelines in about 13 communities in the state. The Commissioner for Physical … read more
The kidnappings and armed attacks plaguing oil companies operating in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger delta are among the top security challenges U.S. businesses are likely to face in 2007, a State Department official said Thursday. “We’re keeping our eye on Nigeria … read more
The provisional results of Nigeria’s first census in 15 years show that Africa’s most populous nation has a population of more than 140m. The National Population Commission said this was an increase of 63% since 1991. The headcount is sensitive, … read more