Nigerians recently woke up to another incident of imported bad fuel. While apportioning blames, efforts are also being made to forestall a similar occurrence in the future.By Yakubu Lawal & Yetunde Ebosele. That a leading indigenous Oil marketing company was … read more
WORRIED by the seeming embarrassment caused the nation by inability of the relevant agencies to locate the missing light aircraft one week after, the Presidency at the weekend summoned chief executives of parastatals under the Ministry of Air Transportation for … read more
DRUG abuse is becoming a pervasive problem and is directly responsible for the increase in robbery, violence and youth restiveness being experienced today in Nigeria, the President of Association of Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, (AISSON) Dr. Ona Ekhomu, … read more
At least three people were killed in a triangular communal conflict involving some oil producing communities in Imo State on Friday. The communities involved in the fresh crisis are Umokorie in Umokpo, Amainiyi and Umuoni. Only Umoukpo youths were said … read more
A FRESH staff audit in the Federal Civil Service has led to the recovery of N4. 8 bn believed to have been meant for ghost beneficiaries. Some top civil servants and their subordinates often exploited lapses such as delay in … read more
A rebel group from Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta has said it was behind an explosion at a naval base which killed at least two sailors, but military officials denied the claim. Fire tore through a naval jetty in the Delta … read more
NO fewer than two naval personnel were feared killed in a mid morning explosion which rocked the Nigerian Navy pathfinder shipyard at Rumuolumeni near Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Three gunboats, a barge and other equipment were also feared lost in … read more
SUSPECTED fraudster, Mr. Fred Ajudua has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following failure by the anti-graft agency to re-arrest him at his Ibusa, Delta State hometown. According to a statement by the EFCC, Ajudua, … read more
Even with the aggressive campaign against further spread of the dreaded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), investigations have shown that the Human Immuno Virus (HIV) is still spreading like wild fire in most parts of the country, including the Niger … read more
FEDERAL Government says the arena is now set for peace and development in the Niger-Delta and that in a little while, a negotiated blueprint that will detail and steer its intervention in the region will be produced. Minister of Special … read more