A chartered flight from Ukraine with a large cache of arms and ammunition has been impounded by security agents at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. The jet, with registration number UR-CAK, is being guarded by armed police … read more
The Federal Government, Borno, Delta, Rivers and Enugu States have assured prospective Japanese investors and indeed all investors of not only the security of their investments, but also those of their lives and property. Also, the Federal Government urged the … read more
Leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante Movement, Mr. Ateke Tom has asked President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to define the terms of the amnesty he is offering rebel groups in the Niger Delta, following which he will be prepared to immediately … read more
COUNTER-CLAIMS yesterday trailed the body count following a petroleum products pipeline explosion which rocked Ilado Phase 3, a Lagos suburb on Saturday night, with security operatives saying up to 25 bodies had been recovered, while management of the Pipeline Products … read more
ANOTHER alleged attack on oil facilities in Delta State by militants has been refuted by the Joint Task Force (JTF). The military said yesterday that it foiled an attempt by suspected militants to attack the Abiteye flowstation in Delta State. … read more
An oil pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Ilado, a Lagos suburb, exploded at the weekend leaving scores of persons injured. Eleven fuel boats believed to be owned by some vandals who had gone to scoop … read more
THE lingering crisis in the restive Niger Delta region appears to have entered a second stage as the Nigerian Army, on Saturday evening, commenced the movement of some brand-new armoured tanks into the region. The development has heightened apprehension in … read more
Nigeria’s main militant group said on Monday it had sabotaged an oil pumping station in the Niger Delta operated by Chevron, the fifth attack claimed against the U.S. energy company in less than a month. Chevron facilities in the southern … read more
Rebels in Nigeria’s restive Niger Delta said Monday they had attacked a pumping station run by US oil giant Chevron and warned FIFA against letting Nigeria host the under-17 World Cup tournament. Rebels of the Movement for the Emancipation of … read more
Nigeria’s opposition Action Congress (AC) has asked the federal government to investigate the circumstances surrounding a pact supposedl y signed between Nigerian state governors and Harvard University in the US for the training of the Nigerian state chief executives on … read more