After a week of destructive activities, trailed by a host of dead oil facilities, dead and wounded militants and about 150,000 barrels per day shut-in in the nation’s daily crude output, the face of militancy in the Niger Delta, the … read more
After almost two months of partial closure for repair works, the all important Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos will be fully re-opened to road users from midnight tomorrow. Confirming the good news expected to gladden the hearts of Lagosians, the … read more
Virgin Nigeria Airline (VNA) has suspended its plan to fly routes into the United States following what it attributed to the prohibitive price of aviation fuel. In what many said was a big breakthrough for the open skies agreement between … read more
by Ammoch at nigerdeltaunrest.blogspot.com Recent coverage of the situation in the Niger Delta has been particularly lacking. On September 25th, the BBC published an article on its website claiming a mass arrest of over 200 militants ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7635216.stm ). The … read more
Unknown gunmen struck again in Port Harcourt yesterday evening and kidnapped the Finance Manager of Intels Services, Mr. Bertrand Ajoku whose driver received several gunshot wound and is said to be recuperating in an undisclosed hospital in Port Harcourt. THISDAY … read more
THERE are strong indications that the police may not prosecute super polygamist Mallam Bello Masaba. Reason: The Niger State police command, which conducted a search in his house, said it did not find anything incriminating in the residence of the … read more
The Federal Government threatened on Thursday that it will from October; impose heavy penalties on oil companies operating in Nigeria that did not initiate concrete efforts towards meeting their domestic gas supply obligation. The Federal Executive Council had in April … read more
The identity of the Nigerian consortium interested in taking over crisis-torn Newcastle United Football Club may be unveiled on Saturday. A frontman for the group, Mr. Chris Nathaniel, said on Wednesday that talks had reached an advanced stage in the … read more
Nigeria’s army is on high alert in the oil-producing Niger Delta, carrying out helicopter and gunboat patrols in its creeks despite a ceasefire declared by the region’s main militant group. Brigadier-General Sarkin-Yaki Bello, commander of the army, navy and airforce … read more
A 42-year-old man and former cemetery tender, Mr. Tunde Adenuga, was yesterday nabbed by the police for being in possession nine human skulls. Adenuga, an indigene of Abeokuta, Ogun State, told the police that he went into that business of … read more