In a move reminiscent of hostage taking, the past time of militants in the Niger Delta, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Patricia Etteh, was yesterday held captive for several hours on the floor of the House. The … read more
The British government has denied persistent claims by the former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, that he jumped bail and escaped from the country in November 2005 with the help of the London Metropolitan Police. Alamieyeseigha, who had … read more
National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), has concluded plans to paralyse the aviation industry in Nigeria by mid-night on Sunday, if their entitlements are not paid. Addressing a press conference in Lagos, National President of NUATE, Comrade Imonite Itua, … read more
The umbrella organization of Ogoni people MOSOP has accused the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell of paying huge sums of money to local cultists and chiefs to advance their operations in Ogoni Land. MOSOP in a statement in Port Harcourt on … read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it investigated former governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, over allegations of official corruption and looting of state resources during his tenure and found him culpable. It said it … read more
Protesting Ijaw youths on Sunday stopped the repair works on the Escravos Lagos pipeline belonging to the Nigerian Gas Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The latest development apparently truncated the inauguration of the strategic gas flow … read more
ELDERS and leaders of Obetim community in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, have served a quit notice to youths involved in militant activities in the area, saying that anybody caught henceforth would be handed over to security … read more
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal yesterday summoned the European Union Observer Groups (EUOG), Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) and the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) over the April 21 election. Other bodies summoned by the Tribunal are African Independent Television (AIT), Channels … read more
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he wants to “vastly expand and diversify” trade with Nigeria, Africa’s leading oil exporter. Mr Singh said the two countries wanted to form a “partnership for economic growth” during an address to a … read more
Workers in the country’s aviation sector have resolved to embark on a nationwide industrial action beginning from midnight October 21. This is to press home demands for the payment of terminal entitlements of the former staff of the liquidated Nigeria … read more