In an apparent move to compel oil companies operating in the Niger-Delta to abide by all environmental regulations, the Senate yesterday said it had decided to enforce its past and future resolutions against oil spillage due to activities of the … read more
The Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Bar-rister Isaacs Kekemeke, was yesterday kidnapped by members of the Mov-ement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) operating in creeks of Arogbo in Ese-Odo Local Gover-nment Area of the state. However, … read more
The Minister of State, Mr. Gabriel Aduku, has said about 360 new HIV/AIDs cases are detected monthly at the Virology Centre of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano. The Minister stated this in a statement made available to our correspondent … read more
Nigeria’s 50 000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Okono/Okpoho oilfield has declared a force majeure after eight foreign workers were briefly abducted from the offshore facility on Thursday, a ship agent said. The force majeure, a legal move that absolves the operator of … read more
THREE years after the World Bank characterised and listed Nigeria as a fragile state, the country remains so listed in a 2007 study report alongside Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Kosovo (territory) and Lao PDR. Other … read more
A militant group, the Iduwini Volunteer Force (IVF), in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, yesterday, gave the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to stop the state governor, Chief Timipre Sylva from his alleged baseless foreign trips, saying that … read more
Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), are clamouring that both countries should have a single sky for effective and safe Air Traffic Services delivery in the sub �region. This means that the airspace of both … read more
President Umar Musa Yar�adua has said his administration will encourage Nigeria airlines to have a positive impact on Africa by creating an enabling environment for their services and eliminate impediments in the aviation industry. Speaking at the first anniversary dinner … read more
Kidnappers of five year-old Divine Ifeanyi Eme-ruwa, son of Production Supervisor of Shell Petroleum Development Company last night released the boy by dropping him with some petty traders who own kiosks beside Mr. Biggs Fast Food shop on Azikiwe Road, … read more
FORMER governor of Rivers State, Sir Celestine Omehia, is not comfortable with the Supreme Court judgment which removed him from office, less than two weeks ago. Strong indications have emerged that he has concluded plans to approach the apex court … read more