A Briton, Neil Crampton, has been charged with the murder of his two children, Abigail and Steven Crampton, his ex-partner, Mrs. Olufunke Sobo and her brother, Yemi Sobo in Newcastle. They were found dead on Tuesday in Hawthorn Gardens. The … read more
THE Lagos State Police Command may have deployed no fewer than 10,000 police officers and men to monitor and keep the peace during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries for the State House of Assembly for today. No fewer than … read more
THE Presidency is to take delivery, next week, of a new helicopter, the latest addition to the presidential fleet. The helicopter cost N2.561.991,487, or 13.16 per cent of the State House’s N19.457 billion appropriation in the 2006 budget. Stephen Oronsaye, … read more
The United Kingdom yesterday emphasised the need for a successful transition to a new civilian administration in 2007, adding that the process must be based on transparent, free and fair elections. The country�s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Sir Richard Gozney, … read more
Oil prices fell 4% on Thursday to their lowest point since November last year as traders grappled with conflicting market trends. US light, sweet crude sank $2.50 to $56.26 a barrel, while Brent crude lost $3.07 cents to $58.54. Oil … read more
Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited has rejected the charge of N4.1 billion tax evasion brought against it by the government of Akwa Ibom State. Counsel to Mobil told the Revenue Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State last Thursday that his client … read more
The Consulate has received information of a potential public gathering in the area near the Silverbird Mall on Victoria Island today. We recommend that this area be avoided between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m., if possible. The Consulate continues to advise … read more
Militants in the Niger Delta area on Tuesday took a swipe at President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying they would not join Ijaw elders in begging him to release its leader, Muhajeed Dokubo-Asari, who has been in detention for almost a year. … read more
Soldiers yesterday contended with militants in an attack on Shell’s Nun River oil facility in the Niger Delta, killing at least two suspected militants and capturing another two, security sources said. In a statement signed by the Shell External Affairs … read more
The Customs Area Comptroller for Onne in Port Harcourt, Mr. John Atte, on Wednesday advised port users not to lure officers and men of the NCS into corrupt practices in the discharge of their duties. Atte was speaking at the … read more