Three naval ratings were on Saturday night killed by militants who attacked a houseboat stationed at the Shell Petroleum Development Company�s Tora Manifold in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Some of the militants, naval personnel and officials of … read more
Justice Mohammed Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Kaduna , will today rule on the bail application of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, provided the proceedings are not affected by the industrial action threatened by workers in the Ministry … read more
The presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), has again called for the nullification of the April 21, 2007 presidential election won by President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua. Buhari made the call in his closing … read more
Despite repeated calls by the United States for more oil to be pumped into the international market, Nigeria and 12 other members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) yesterday resolved to maintain output quotas of 29.67 million barrels … read more
Growing apprehension has enveloped Bayelsa State over the pending election case at the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt involving the governor, Timipre Sylva and the candidate of the Action Congress, Ebitimi Ambgare. Sunday Independent learnt that the governor and his … read more
Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd, managers of the Murtala Mohammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) in Lagos yesterday lodged another complaint to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) over a document attributed to it, in which safety standards at MMA2 were questioned. … read more
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Airport Security and Drug Trafficking, Captain Shehu Osman Iyal, has said that international flight operations would soon commence at the rehabilitated Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa. Captain Osman Iyal gave this indication Wednesday … read more
The ballot papers for the April 21, 2007 presidential election, printed by the Nigerian Security Printing ans Minting Company (NSPMC), were allegedly delivered on June 1, 2007. The Chairman of the Independent national Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, while … read more
President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua has called for faster action on the establishment of a Gulf of Guinea Guard Force, stressing that it will help to address emerging concerns about security in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea. In a statement by … read more
The ballot papers for the April 21, 2007 presidential election, printed by the Nigerian Security Printing ans Minting Company (NSPMC), were allegedly delivered on June 1, 2007. The Chairman of the Independent national Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, while … read more