From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:18 PM Subject: Bonga Offshore Oil Fields Attack On Thursday, June 19, 2008, at 0045 Hrs, gallant fighters from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) overran the supposedly … read more
Former Rivers State governor Peter Odili yesterday washed his hands clean of any involvement in cult activities and violence that were the order of the day in the state during his tenure. He told the state�s Truth and Reconciliation Commission … read more
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it will not mount a legal challenge to the Nigerian government’s plan to take over its oilfields in Ogoniland later this year. President Umaru Yar’Adua earlier this month announced the … read more
IN its quest for lasting peace in the Niger Delta, the Presidency yesterday reached out to militants rocking the area with violence. Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, who spoke on the peace-building process and the proposed Niger Delta summit, pledged amnesty … read more
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Luka Yusuf, has said there will no longer be any military coup in Nigeria because the military has been professionalised. Yusuf gave the assurance on Tuesday in a keynote address at the First Annual … read more
PROPOSALS for a new federal revenue sharing formula giving the Federal Government 53.69% are now before the Senate. Under the proposals, states are to receive 31.10% while local governments will get 15.21%. The current formula is: 52.68% for the Federal … read more
The Nigerian government announced an investigation Monday into how a series of oil exploration contracts were awarded in Africa’s biggest crude producer. Chinese and Indian-led consortia were the big winners in the 2007 auction for prospecting rights in 45 as-yet-untapped … read more
IN a bid to clear the air on speculations and counter speculations over the handling of investigations into the conduct of the 2007 oil and gas blocks licensing round, the Federal Government has ordered the Director of the Department of … read more
Former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, and former Minister of Transport, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, will today take the centre stage at the Justice Kayode Eso-led Rivers State Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Abuja. The commission relocates to Abuja, … read more
THERE was apprehension by oil companies in the Niger Delta on Monday, less than 48 hours after youths in the region withdrew from peace talks with the Federal Government Investigations by our correspondent showed that the oil operators were apprehensive … read more