LAW enforcement cooperation on money laundering between Nigeria and the United States (U.S.) seems to be on the rise in the last one year as the U.S. government disclosed that its Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is currently working with … read more
Two oil pipelines owned by Royal Dutch Shell are burning for a fourth consecutive day in southern Nigeria’s Port Harcourt area. A company spokesman said firefighters have not been able to access the burning pipelines. Both fires started Sunday in … read more
THE Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) may soon stop supply of crude oil to the Port Harcourt Refinery following two major fire outbreaks at K-Dere in Gokana Local Council of Rivers State. A source in the SPDC who pleaded anonymity … read more
AFederal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to arraign detained leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah and his accomplice, Edward Atatate in camera. It also said the order was … read more
Placard- carrying supporters of the Action Congress (AC) numbering more than 600 yesterday stormed the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) headquarters in Port Harcourt, demanding the cancellation of last Saturday�s election. The protesters chanted war songs and called RSIEC … read more
The body of the Edo State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Calus Enoma, was found in a hotel room in Benin on Monday, 24 hours after the state government declared him missing. Police sources disclosed to our correspondent that Enoma�s body … read more
Barely one month after Gunvor International B.V, Amsterdam, supplied 33,000 metric tonnes (MT) of petrol with high ethanol to a Nigerian company, Oando Plc, the Dutch company has allegedly supplied two more cargoes of the product for distribution in Nigeria. … read more
To forestall disruption of production in future such as the one that kept Kaduna and Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Companies out of production for over two years, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said it is working out alternatives. Both companies … read more
A good number of filling stations in Abuja and environs were at the weekend crowded by motorists who were panic buying for petrol, Daily Trust reports. Most of the filling stations visited by our reporter were crowded by the motorists … read more
Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Professor Nimi Briggs, has expressed disappointment at the �mild� violence which claimed the life of at least one person in Eleme and wondered why in spite of the efforts his Commission put … read more