SHELL Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Wednesday confirmed its decision not to invest in the building of refineries in Nigeria. Mr. Mike Mullier, Global Leader (Crude Trading) in SPDC, disclosed this to newsmen after presenting a paper at the ongoing … read more
Nigerian pirate gangs are moving into the waters of neighbouring countries and attacking vessels further offshore after being driven from their coastal haunts by a military crackdown. The shift to deeper waters mirrors one by their better-known Somali counterparts after … read more
A Nigerian rapist escaped deportation yesterday after European judges ruled he had a right to a ‘private life’ in Britain. Akindoyin Akinshipe, 24, was due to be sent home after losing appeal after appeal in the British courts over his … read more
The reported gang-rape of a female student of the Abia State University (ABSU) in South-eastern Nigeria by five male students of the same institution has attracted the attention of the federal government, who has vowed to investigate it. The private … read more
The London trial of former Delta state governor James Ibori has been delayed until 2012 after his defence team successfully argued they hadn’t been given enough time to prepare. Mr Ibori, facing 14 charges of fraud and money laundering, will … read more
A relative of the slain leader of a radical Muslim sect in Nigeria was shot dead Saturday, only two days after taking part in peace talks led by a former president, police said. Babakura Fugu’s killing comes as Nigeria’s weak … read more
ALMOST four months after its closure, the runway of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, was yesterday re-opened by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The runway was shut then for asphalt resurfacing and overlay. FAAN’s Managing Director, Mr. … read more
The hopes of many Lagos residents on the controversial Tenancy Bill could soon be dashed, as a review could be coming barely a month after the bill was signed into law by the state government. New developments have shown that … read more
A MOSOP Committee set up on the 18th of August, 2011 by MOSOP President/Spokesman, Dr. Goodluck Diigbo to review the Nigerian Government threat that: “Pollution or no pollution, oil production will go on in Ogoniland as already planned,” submitted its … read more
Videos have emerged purporting to show members of a Nigerian Islamist sect preparing for suicide attacks, including a young man said to be responsible for last month’s bombing of UN headquarters. The two videos obtained by AFP are said to … read more