A ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded in flames, killing at least 34 people near Nigeria’s main city of Lagos as they tried to scoop fuel from the gushing leak, police said Wednesday. A witness said he saw 40 bodies. The government … read more
A Nigerian court has issued arrest warrants for three members of staff from drugs company Pfizer over an alleged illegal drugs trial in 1996. The three are also accused of defying a summons to appear in court last month. Pfizer … read more
Residents of Aroloya Street, Lagos Island,yesterday, called on the state government to save them from imminent fire from the smouldering rubble of a collapsed building in the area. They said the smouldering rubble of the three-storey building which went down … read more
The Police in Lagos yesterday said it would soon arraign 84 Merchant Navy personnel, now in its custody, for allegedly undertaking military training secretly, without approval. A reliable police source at the Area �A� Command at the Lion Building in … read more
SOME foreign mercenaries are believed to be undergoing training in militants’ camps in the Niger Delta, but the Joint Task Force (JTF), otherwise known as Operation Restore Hope is monitoring their moves, and has made a requisition for more weapons … read more
PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has warned that if proper measures are not taken, last week attack on Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Jetting at Okiriama Village in Rivers state, may lead products scarcity and … read more
Despite the ‘Christmas ceasefire’ declared by Nigeria’s largest militant group, suspected militants early Tuesday stormed a police station in Rivers state, in Nigeria’s oil producing Niger Delta region, killing three policemen, sources at the state police command said. The attack … read more
The Federal Government has selected seven sites for the construction of nuclear power stations for the purposes of generating electricity. A source in the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology who spoke on the telephone with our correspondent on Tuesday … read more
At least, 50 people were roasted alive yesterday at Adagbo village of Iru, Victoria Island local government Area of Lagos State. The victims were said to be scooping fuel from a vandalised pipeline when the fire started at the scene … read more
Three Italian employees of the Agip oil company held hostage in Nigeria since December 7 along with a Lebanese worker are well and have spoken to their families, the Italian foreign ministry said on Tuesday. “They were able to speak … read more