The Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Port Harcourt has said that the recent ban of commercial motorcycles, Okada, in Port Harcourt, by the Rivers State Government, which comes into effect on 31st December 2008, amounts to “insensitivity … read more
A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja yesterday warned all parties, including the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mike Okiro, from taking any step relating to the subject matter of the suit filed by former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes … read more
THE Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday granted an application seeking the substitution of the name of former Rivers State governor, Mr. Celestine Omehia, with that of the incumbent governor, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, in … read more
The Bulgarian engineer, who was kidnapped a week ago, is alive and in good health, the spokesperson of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry Dragovest Goranov stated on Wednesday. Goranov explained that negotiations for the engineer’s release were ongoing, adding that he … read more
CRUDE oil thieves whose 12,000 metric tonnes of crude oil was confiscated by Joint Task Force on the Niger-Delta, a fortnight ago, in Delta State, regrouped, yesterday, and launched a vengeful attack on soldiers at Okwagbe in Delta State. The … read more
Nigerian artists dominated the MTV Africa Music Awards (the Mamas) on their own turf in the capital city Abuja, scooping six of the 10 awards. D’banj won both the artist of the year award and the best male award, crowning … read more
TENSION over the recent life imprisonment of six soldiers by the General Court Martial (GCM) of the Nigeria Army for supplying 7,000 arms of different specifications to the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) at a cost of N100 … read more
THERE are indications that the implementation of the Nigerian content policy initiated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may have been hampered by a myriad of problems, including systemic failure and lack of adequate human capacity, facing the National … read more
Aggrieved Ikebiri community women in Southern Ijaw Local Government, Bayelsa State, have concluded arrangements to embark on a nude protest in Yenagoa this week. This, according to them, was because of alleged failure of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) … read more
AS controversy trails the whereabouts of former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, indications have emerged that he has since moved back to Abuja after being stopped from graduating from the National Institute for … read more