Members of the Bonny Community in South South Ri vers State of Nigeria have raised the alarm that the oil spill from one of the facilities belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) was endange r ing aquatic life … read more
The opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has weig hed in on the controversy surrounding the selection of contractors for the country’s impending voter registration exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement issued here Sunday, ACN … read more
Nigerian ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar announced Sunday he will run for president, posing a challenge from the mainly Muslim north to incumbent Goodluck Jonathan’s expected bid to remain in office. Abubakar will seek the ruling People’s Democratic Party’s nomination amid … read more
Shell said Sunday sabotage of pipelines by oil thieves in southern Nigeria was on the increase and had led to halts in production, without providing details on the amount of crude lost. “Between August 1 and 12 this year alone, … read more
Ibrahim Babangida officially affirmed his presidential ambitions on Saturday after declaring: “I’m back.” The declaration is the culmination of a busy fortnight which has seen the former military ruler launch a campaign website and set up offices in 32 states … read more
It is no longer news to say that incumbent President of Nigeria Dr Goodluck Jonathan will seek re-election in the forth coming 2011 elections. Even though he has not formally declared his intention to do so, all his body language … read more
NO fewer than 40 people were feared burnt to death on Sunday and scores of others severely injured in a multiple auto accident that occurred at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Over 30 vehicles were involved in the … read more
Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown open its presidential contest, paving the way for President Goodluck Jonathan and those opposed to him on the basis of the party’s ‘zoning’ pact to contest the PDP slot for next year’s … read more
Shortly after the death of Umaru Yar’adua, his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as president on May 6, 2010, . Over the past 100 days, President Jonathan has announced some policies, appointed officials and set up committees. Some of … read more
The pirates, who attacked just after 4.30pm local time in the Bonny River area, demanded all crew members lock themselves in one of the ship’s compartments. They instructed the ship captain and his chief officer to remain on a bridge … read more