Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has said that it would be ready to work with any new company that the Federal Government will approve to take over its operations in Ogoniland. The Executive Vice President, Africa, Shell Group, Ann Pickard, … read more
Two gunmen shot a woman dead during Mass on Sunday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Apapa, in Nigeria’s economic capital city of Lagos, the local press reported Monday. The report said the two gunmen, who arrived in the … read more
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Nigeria Navy to return cash and fish allegedly stolen from fish trawlers as well as payment for medical treatment for injury inflicted on the … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua has set up a special presidential committee to work out the details of the recent reprieve granted to the Niger Delta warlords by the Federal Government. The Minister of State, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday … read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled the ‘supplementary’ governorship re-run election in Oye Local government area of Nigeria’s South West Ekiti State for Tuesday, 5 May, according to some local Nigerian media. The privately-owned Vanguard newspaper reported Sunday … read more
The Federal Government yesterday handed the leaders and youths of the Niger Delta region a condition that may lead to the permanent withdrawal of soldiers from creeks and waterways of the region, declaring that they must show genuine commitment to … read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday said the twice postponed supplementary rerun gubernatorial election in Oye local government area of Ekiti state would now hold next Tuesday. But the two major political parties in the rerun polls in the … read more
A top official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday says the swine flu alert will reach its highest level. The highest level is phase 6, and the flu is currently on phase 5. The official, Michael Yan, who … read more
About 41 percent of the electricity generated in the country is wasted, the Executive Director Operations of the PHCN Engr. John Ayodele has said. Speaking at the PHNC/ ICAN Abuja District Workshop, Wednesday, Ayodele said the figure is unacceptable but … read more
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday outwitted operatives of the State Security Service (SSS), in a cat and mouse game, when attempt was made to arrest him at the premises of the Africa Independent Television (AIT), Kpaduma … read more