President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday said that oil firms operating in the Niger Delta could do more to promote development and peace in the region. The President, who made the observation in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State on the first day … read more
About 20 people have been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command for their alleged roles in the religious crisis which rocked the Lere Local Government of the state last Thursday. During the violence, 48 inmates of the Saminaka Prisons … read more
The Foreign Office was last night checking reports that one of four Scottish oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria more than two weeks ago has died. The family of Paul Smith, 30, from Peterhead, was not commenting on the unconfirmed reports … read more
All seven foreign oil workers who were being held hostage in Nigeria’s southern Niger Delta have been released and are in good health, police said on Saturday. The men are four Britons, one Romanian, one Malaysian and one Indonesian. They … read more
Foreign Office Minister Lord Triesman has welcomed the release of a group of seven hostages, including four British nationals, held in Nigeria. Lord Triesman said: ‘I am pleased at the successful outcome to this kidnap and would like to express … read more
The wife of a UK oil worker feared dead after being taken hostage says she is “ecstatic” at news he has been freed. Paul Smith, 30, from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, was among seven men released 18 days after being seized by … read more
Niger Delta militants and troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hope, on Wednesday exchanged gunfire at Dibi fields of Chevron Nigeria Limited in Delta State. Our correspondent gathered in Warri on Thursday morning that the militants suffered heavy casualty. … read more
The 200 Peugeot vehicles acquired by the Rivers State Government to ease intra-city transportation are gradually disappearing from the streets of Port Harcourt , the state capital. Investigations revealed that contrary to the directives given to the beneficiaries to restrict … read more
A litany of projects abandoned by multinational oil companies in some communities in Bayelsa State has become a source of worry for the state government. Special Adviser to the Governor on Oil and Gas Matters, Diekivie Ikiogha, who disclosed this … read more
The final report of the December 10, 2005 Sosoliso air crash in Port Harcourt was yesterday released by the Accident Investigations and Prevention Bureau (AIPB) which blamed adverse weather conditions and crew�s delayed decision to carry out a missed approach … read more