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Chevron joins peers in reducing gas flaring

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) recently announced to spend 8 billion U.S. dollars on projects to reduce gas-flaring in Nigeria, joining its peers of world oil majors in tapping into alternative resources and adopting new energy developing technologies. Through this innovation … read more

Two Expatriates Kidnapped in Rivers

Few weeks after Margaret, wife of Chairman of Lonestar Drilling Limited, Chief Humphrey Idisi was kidnapped and released by unknown gunmen who demanded a N1 billion ransom, two expatriate staff of the company have been kidnapped. Information available to THISDAY … read more

Police investigate woman over witchcraft

The Rivers State Police Command in Rivers has commenced investigations into an incident, in which a cat allegedly turned into a woman along a major road in the state capital, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. The command�s spokesperson, Mrs. Rita Abbey, … read more

D-Day in Bayelsa and Sokoto States

The stage is set for today’s governorship by-election in Sokoto and Bayelsa states with the police high command promising to deploy 10 units of the mobile police force and thousands of the regular police to provide security in both states. … read more

Soldiers killed in crash

At least 43 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in a road accident in the north of the country, according to the Nigerian military. The soldiers were in a convoy of vehicles travelling to their base when one of the vehicles … read more

Drama as Iyabo Obasanjo returns to Senate

After weeks in hidding, embattled daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, on Thursday made a dramatic return to the Senate Senators literarily fell over themselves to either hug or shake her hands as she stepped into the … read more

NLC threatens FG on fuel price hike

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned against any fuel price increase, saying it would deal with the Federal Government the way it dealt with its predecessor if it went ahead with the increase against its agreement with the organised … read more