The United Nations is worried over the large number of Nigerians living in poverty, which it puts at 54.4 per cent of the entire country�s population. The UN said the high rate of poverty could undermine the capacity of the … read more
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday declared a state of emergency in the south-western state of Ekiti following the unconstitutional impeachment of the state governor over corruption charges. Obasanjo appointed a retired major-general to run the affairs of the state … read more
The Niger Delta remains an area of unrest and frequent violence. In this regard, the U.S. Consulate is aware of recent threats made against the lives and safety of expatriate oil workers. These threats are made by people purporting to … read more
THE Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) went tough yesterday with its officials storming two foreign companies in Abuja said to have defaulted in tax payment. The FIRS officials carted away the companies� accounts books and computers in a bid to … read more
A MAJOR clash between Police and the Navy was averted in Port Harcourt yesterday but this was after a Navy rating reportedly sustained a gun shot injury from the incident. Sources told Vanguard that trouble started around the Borikiri area, … read more
The Niger Delta issue has gained a fresh energy since the activities of the MEND (Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta). There is a mixed feeling for the methods of MEND by the public. While some who feel … read more
A socio-political, Delta Force of the Niger Delta (DFND), has given support to the aspiration of the Rivers State governor, Dr Peter Odili, saying he is the preferred aspirant to contest the Presidency on behalf of the South South in … read more
GOVERNOR James Ibori of Delta State yesterday asked oil companies operating in the state to wake up to their social responsibilities for their host communities to stem the unrest in the Niger-Delta region. The governor who was represented by his … read more
Indigenous oil firms that transferred the majority shareholding of their oil blocks to foreign companies under the sole risk terms and marginal field programme are to forfeit them to the federal government. Such blocks will be acquired to the Nigerian … read more
Nigeria has been named the third country in the world, after South Africa and India, with the highest number of people living with the dreaded diseases, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This disclosure was … read more