The President may have ordered the probe of Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Ambassador Sam Edem for allegedly spending N270 million on ritual, it was learnt yesterday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), it was learnt, … read more
The Chinese government has tasked the Inspector General of police (IGP), Mike Okiro, over the disappearance of one of its citizens, who was kidnapped in the Niger-Delta area over a year ago. Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Xu Jiangyuo, who stated … read more
Reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) or its contractors might be paying Niger Delta militants to protect its facilities have strengthened the belief that President Yar�adua may lack the political will to deal decisively with the festering insurgency … read more
True to speculations which had been making the rounds for some time now, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has been demoted from the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) to … read more
CRUDE oil bandits whose 111 illegal refineries were destroyed, lately, by the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta at Tuomo community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta state have threatened to deal with the Commander of the Task … read more
The division between Nigeria’s South and the North is as old as the country itself, if not much older. If the two do not bicker on the North dominating the South through a much-detested federal arrangement, they would disagree over … read more
THE issue of multiple taxation plaguing Nigeria�s telecommunication industry appears insurmountable as the Rivers State government has asked each telecoms company in the state to pay N25 million each as radioactive and toxic emission fees. The state government has also … read more
Virgin Nigeria Airways is set to confront the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) over the decision of the FAAN to eject the airline from its current operational base. There had been a running battle between the airline and FAAN … read more
Confusion and unprecedented traffic jams reigned yesterday in most parts of Lagos following the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge. Though the partial closure entered its third day yesterday, it was the first working day of the closure. The … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta on Monday, ordered Julius Berger Plc, to vacate all project sites in the Federal Capital Territory on or before August 11, 2008. It said in an e-mailed statement by its Spokesman, … read more