IJAW militants from Egbema in Edo State, yesterday, said they bombed an NNPC pipeline, supplying crude oil to the Kaduna Refinery in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, weekend, because of the insistence of the Federal Government … read more
Russian oil giant, Gazprom, is among several foreign companies jostling to replace Royal Dutch Shell in Ogoniland following Federal Government�s decision to award the oil fields to another company. THISDAY was also informed that many Chinese companies have indicated interest … read more
ANGOLA, a resource-rich former Portugese colony was in the news recently as having taken over the reigns of leadership from Nigeria as the leading crude oil producer on the African continent. For a country which barely five years ago was … read more
The peace initiative of the Federal Government in the Niger Delta appears to be heading for the rocks as the Ijaw youth leaders on Saturday withdrew from further talks with Abuja. The youth leaders, under the aegis of Ijaw Youth … read more
Cameroonian authorities searching for six people abducted by armed militants near the Nigerian border found five mutilated and bullet-riddled bodies, Cameroon’s military headquarters said yesterday. Cameroonian authorities, according Reuters, have blamed previous violence in the area on rebels from Nigeria�s … read more
One week after her confirmation as new chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri has shown the first signs of her cooperation with the coalition of corrupt elements who sponsored her appointment. Our sources said … read more
The military institution in Nigeria is no longer a threat to the survival of the nation’s democracy, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Luka Yusuf, said yesterday in Gusau, Zamfara State. The Army chief, who gave the assurance while on a … read more
Federal Government has awarded contract for the rehabilitation of Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu, in keeping with the promise by President Musa Yar�adua to upgrade the airport to an international status. It would be recalled that Yar�Adua had late last year … read more
The Federal Govern-ment has reinstated its determination to bring down the increasing price of cement in spite of the recent desperate moves by a cartel to frustrate its efforts. A top government official told LEADERSHIP last night that “the move … read more
Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has alleged that Governor Chibuike Amaechi was behind the spate of cultism and violence in Rivers State. This is as chairman of the Rivers State Truth and Reconciliation … read more