Reuters) – Gunmen in southern Nigeria attacked an oil facility belonging to Canada’s Addax Petroleum on Monday, killing at least one person, in the second such attack on the firm in as many days, the Nigerian navy said. “There was … read more
REVISIONISM is under fire as attempts to re-write history is forcing Nigerians to find their voices. Statements credited to three past military rulers, Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Abdulsalami Abubakar and former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, that the late head of … read more
Mr Femi Falana, counsel to the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah, who is facing treason charges before a Jos Federal High Court, has written to the Inpector General of Police, … read more
The World Health Organisation has said that polio disease would have been eradicated globally, but for the interruption of immunisation in the northern part of Nigeria in 2003. It said as a result of this, the disease resurfaced and spread … read more
NATIONAL Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Nigeria Road Transport Owners (NARTO), tanker owners, today begin an indefinite strike to protest the deplorable condition of the nation�s public highways including access roads to the refineries and soaring … read more
OIL-rich Egbema kingdom in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State was turned into a theatre of war in the early hours of Sunday as soldiers attacked militants� camps in the area. Heavily armed soldiers attached to the Joint … read more
The late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, did not loot the national treasury contrary to the general impression, two military former heads of state have said. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, who ruled Nigeria between 1983 and 1985, and his … read more
(AP) _ Assailants attacked a Nigerian navy vessel Monday in the country’s restive southern oil region, leaving one sailor dead and several wounded, officials said. � The boat was providing security for oil companies when it was boarded by unknown … read more
Minister of State, Energy (Petrol), Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, yesterday said the rising crude prices was in consonance with the �huge� investments members of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) were making in the industry to ensure new output capacity. The … read more
THE anti-terrorist operatives deployed by the Federal Government have started combing parts of Port Harcourt in search of kidnappers Currently, the operatives have been sighted near major entry points to the city as well as churches, the Port Harcourt Mosque, … read more