A MEM BER of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly whose kidnapped was kidnapped Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Mr. Franklin Otele, yesterday said he would not succumb to pressure from the kidnappers who are demanding N200 million ransom … read more
IN a move intended to secure more influence for member-states which contribute troops for peacekeeping missions of the United Nations (UN), Nigeria is now arguing for more appointments at the senior management cadre for its nationals and those of other … read more
The Petroleum & Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), a trade union established to support Nigerian workers in the oil and gas industry, has called off Wednesday’s planned strike. The “mouthpiece of the Nigerian masses,” as the organization … read more
Five Nigerian crew and a barge were released five days after they were captured by gunmen in the creeks of the oil producing Niger Delta in southern Nigeria, a source at the company operating the vessel said on Tuesday. The … read more
Kidnappers yesterday struck again in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, at No 91, Ada George road, shop of Dorathy Otele, wife of a Bayelsa lawmaker, Honourable Franklyn Otele. The gunmen who kidnapped her later demanded N400million ransom. The rasnsom was later … read more
Nigeria has started taking gradual, but careful steps towards producing its first Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) estimated to produce 1000 Megawatts of electricity (Mw) in the next ten years, Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr. Alhassan Bako Zaku … read more
Reuters) – Hundreds of villagers in the Ogoni area of Nigeria’s oil producing Niger Delta staged a protest against Shell on Monday after a rights group accused the firm of trying to resume operations without local consent. Royal Dutch Shell … read more
A $44 billion lawsuit brought by the Nigerian government against three tobacco companies has resumed at the Abuja federal court. The federal government is seeking damages for what is says were public health costs for treating smoking-related diseases. Gilbert da … read more
A PROSECUTION witness in the trial of the Amanyanabo of Koniju, King Captain Nemi Oputibeya Iyala, yesterday disclosed that former Transport Minister, Abiye Sekibo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had links with the wanted militia leader, Tom Ateke. The … read more
Up to 50,000 Nigerians are among a record number of illegal immigrants deported by the United States in a new push by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enforce immigration laws. The DHS, which described it as a �strict … read more