Angry villagers in Nigeria stormed and seized three Shell oil platforms Wednesday in the volatile Niger Delta, forcing oil production to be shut down at each one, a spokesman for the oil company said. Royal Dutch Shell PLC officials declined … read more
Washington has, at least for now, shunned a request by Abuja for it to bar some public officials, including governors, from entering the United States by December. America says the evidence on the ground is tenuous: It is suspicious of … read more
THE Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) says it would support any environmental clean up within the framework of subsisting recommendations of both the United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s Fact Finding Team to Ogoni and the UN … read more
UNITED States Consul General in Nigeria, Mr. Brian Browne, and other top American diplomats, yesterday, boycotted the opening ceremony of a three-day capacity building workshop in Warri, Delta State, designed to mainstream women leaders from Rivers, Edo, Bayelsa and Delta … read more
A former Commander of the Economic Community of West African States Cease-Fire Monitoring Group, Brig-Gen. Francis Agyemfra (rtd), on Monday, advised the Federal Government to decisively stamp-out the activities of the Niger Delta militias. He also deplored the rising conflicts … read more
The Department of Petro-leum Resources (DPR) has disclosed that of the 18 petroleum refinery licences issued by the Federal Government four years ago, only about five could be categorised as viable projects. A DPR director, Dr. Tony Chukwueke, explained to … read more
The National Assembly has raised alarm on the activities of fraudsters who allegedly use the Assembly�s official websites to defraud unsuspecting persons, including foreigners. In a warning message posted on the Assembly�s websites, the legislative arm said it found the … read more
Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan, has attributed poor governance and corruption as the factors responsible for underdevelopment in the Niger Delta. This, he said, has made it difficult for the citizens to enjoy the region�s wealth. Jonathan said overcoming these … read more
Spill clean up experts from the United Nations Agency for Environment (UNEP) contracted to handle the remediation exercise in Ogoniland are billed to arrive the country next week. The team which is expected to arrive Nigeria October 28 will visit … read more
The United States of America (USA) government has bankrolled the programmes of some American pro-democracy groups for the purpose of monitoring the 2007 Nigerian polls, the Country Director of the National Democratic Institute, Dr. Keith Jennings has disclosed. Jennings at … read more