The Nigerian Police have arrested four men for allegedly kidnapping two Spaniards, Jose Bufi Perez and Alonso Boj Escobedo, and demanding a ransom from their families. Nnamdi Omike, a youth corps member, Vincent Odi, Timothy Ogechi and Emmanuel Omike, allegedly … read more
Nigeria LNG Limited began receiving natural gas production from one of Royal Dutch Shell’s feeder plants this week after being shutdown for nearly four months, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Shell declared force majeure in November on its gas … read more
The hopes of uninterrupted operations by the oil firms in the Niger Delta might have been dashed as an Ijaw group on Monday threatened to disrupt their activities in the region. The group, Warri Ijaw Peace Monitoring Group, vowed to … read more
former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, has dispelled the rumour that he was plotting against the government of President Umaru Yar’Adua in the build-up to 2011 with some northern politicians. Odili, in a statement by his media advisor, … read more
There appears to be no respite for Nigerian officials involved in Halliburton and Siemens bribery scandal as a Swiss Court has ordered the handover of details of bank accounts to United Kingdom(UK) authorities investigating a $180million bribery scam in Nigeria. … read more
The Police in the early hours of Monday rescued two Spanish nationals from the hands of kidnappers who invited them into the country for business discussion. The duo, who are renowned cosmetic manufacturers in Spain, were invited to Nigeria on … read more
Lagos State government says it would soon begin to arrest school age children who roam the streets during school hours. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele disclosed this in Lagos at the weekend. Bamidele stated that … read more
The Federal Government has written to the United States government, demanding that individuals involved in the Halliburton bribery scandal be named. In a letter signed by the Attorney-General of Fede-ration (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), and … read more
Acombined team of the State Security Service, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and the Police, on Sunday, raided Takwa Bay Island in Lagos and arrested about 40 suspected criminals. Some of the suspects are believed to be militants and sea pirates. … read more
The police in Lagos on Saturday gunned down six suspected kidnappers during an operation to rescue a Lebanese seized since Monday last week. Lagos Commissioner of police, Marvel Akpoyibo, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said N30m ransom was also … read more