Nigerian National Petrleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday debunked rumours of imminent increase in the pump price of petroleum products. This is coming on the heels of resurgence of long queues at filling stations, especially in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) … read more
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt presided over by Justice Ibrahim Buba has reserved judgment for March 3, 2008 in the case involving the former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission … read more
SOLDIERS have tightened up security at its Port Harcourt Army Barracks code named Bori Camp. Unlike in the past when visitors could walk into offices in the Brigade headquarters, this time they are thoroughly frisked at the gate before being … read more
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had stopped the establishment of another cigarette factory worth $80bn last year in Osun State. Similarly, in its drive to stop smoking in public places, the Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Capital … read more
PH Convoy Attack January 15, 2008. MEND Freelance Freedom Fighters; volunteers answering our call to fight against injustice and oppression in the Niger Delta carried out the attack on the convoy of a General Manager with the Nigeria Ports Authority … read more
Nigeria is to earn N16.912 billion daily from oil sales under the budget agreement deal worked out between the National Assembly and the presidency it emerged yesterday. The daily oil revenue amounting to N6.189 trillion over the year was arrived … read more
AFTER spirited arguments in favour and against the bail application by former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, standing trial for corruption and money-laundering, the Federal High Court, Kaduna, yesterday adjourned further hearing to January 31. The dramatic court session … read more
President Umaru Yar�Adua on Tuesday accused multinational firms of being the biggest contributors to corruption in Nigeria, then braced himself for a bigger battle against it. He solicited the assistance of the World Bank to check such companies when he … read more
The most prominent armed group in southern Nigeria has claimed responsibility for a dynamite attack Monday night on the convoy of a port authority official in Nigeria’s oil hub city Port Harcourt. “Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta … read more
Royal Dutch Shell has declared a force majeure on crude shipments from its Forcados export terminal in Nigeria after sabotage to a pipeline last week, the company said on Monday. The sabotage on two pipelines between the land-based Forcados terminal … read more