RIVERS State government yesterday moved to cut Tom Ateke to size when Governor Rotimi Amaechi said that the militant leader�s properties would be converted to government�s use. And to give effect to the move, the governor directed the state ministry … read more
No fewer than 21 people were feared dead after a tanker laden with fuel went up in flames at the Eleme Junction in the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday. At least 14 vehicles and several shops in … read more
Fear has gripped employees of Shell Petroleum Development Company as the management firms up plans for a leadership shake up. Sunday Punch learnt on Saturday that the new leadership structure for the SPDC would be announced before the end of … read more
Controversy persisted on Saturday over the whereabouts of the former governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion. There was also anxiety over the whereabouts of Charles, Lucky�s younger brother. Charles was said to have withdrawn from public glare in Benin … read more
CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is likely to continue to have himself under public scrutiny for some time yet, as alleged plan to humiliate him shifts into gear. The Guardian has learnt that … read more
THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has claimed that its fighters were responsible for the attack on a petroleum tanker ship that burst into flames at the Port Harcourt port yesterday. MEND’s spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo said … read more
President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua has approved the appointment of Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Lamorde, as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EF-CC). A statement yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on Communica-tions, Mr. Olusegun … read more
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has resolved to begin a new offensive to curb the activities of violent groups, militants and all those who are terrorising the society. As part of the repositioning and re-engineering of the activities of … read more
On 10 January 2008 at about 4:30 p.m. (local time), two journalists, Fidelis Mbah of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Tade Oludayo of Silverbird Television and Rhythm FM radio, were arrested by government security agents in Ibadan, the Oyo … read more
One of the three accused staff of Pfizer International Incorporated Nigeria, Segun Dogunro, appeared before a Kano High Court yesterday over a criminal case instituted by the Kano State government over an alleged illegal drug trial in 1996 by Pfizer, … read more