An Italian hostage held with three colleagues in the creeks of Nigeria’s oil producing Niger Delta said on Wednesday the captives were in good health but were worried about how long it was taking to get them out. The four … read more
At least eight people were killed while 18 others were seriously injured on Tuesday in Nigeria’s northern city of Kaduna when a truck crashed into a crowd of political supporters, said a road safety official. Kasaba Musa Haruna said that … read more
AMID visible long queues at fuel stations and concern that the country might be heading for a major energy crisis, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday said that it has fuel in abundance. The corporation also assured that there … read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos are currently detaining four officials of the Rivers State government over investigation on contracts awarded by the Governor Peter Odili administration. Those detained are three commissioners overseeing the Finance, Works and … read more
Unless there is a last minute change in the recommendations of the report of the Paul Dike�s Presidential Task Force on Aviation, airlines will now have to scale through a new capitalisation and registration regime in order to operate in … read more
Fuel scarcity has hit Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, and its environs ahead of the indefinite strike called by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers of Nigeria. The scarcity, which started as soon as the union … read more
Nigeria’s police said they would deploy 2 500 men in the federal capital this week to ensure maximum security as the country for the first time would host a summit of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec). Lawrence Alobi, … read more
Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has warned the Federal Government that the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, should not be allowed to die in detention. Clark, in a statement released to our correspondent in Warri, warned … read more
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that Rivers State Governor, Dr. Peter Odili, has not been indicted by the agency. The commission, in a press statement, signed by the head of its Media and Publicity, Osita Nwajah, … read more
Four hostages seized last week from a Nigerian oil-export terminal run by Eni SpA (E) subsidiary Agip may be held for several months, a spokesman for the militant group that has claimed responsibility for the kidnappings said Tuesday. “None of … read more