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Chevron NUPENG Begins Strike

Barely four months after the labour strike that grounded commercial activities, employees of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), who are members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), have embarked on a strike action without any prior … read more

Kidnapped Octogenarian Feared Dead

Forty eight hours after he was abducted a by yet to be identified militant group, the whereabout of blind octogenarian, Pa Jeffie Komonibo, who was seized at his Odi home in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government area of Bayelsa State is still … read more

Report Traces Twisting Routes to Power

A billboard erected by Nigeria�s governing party to celebrate its victory in April�s election looms over Aba Road in the oil city of Port Harcourt. �Power comes from God,� it reads. �Thank you for voting.� The sentiment is a far … read more

Ajaokuta: Workers Kidnap Seven Expatriates

Seven expatriate workers in Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL), were yesterday kidnapped and held hostage by staff of the company who were protesting management failure to abide by the agreement it entered with the workers last Tuesday. The expatriates, said … read more

Yar�Adua: I�m Not Protecting Ibori

President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua has said contrary to suggestions that his administration is wilfully shielding Chief James Ibori from prosecution by the British authorities, he has authorised a visit to Nigeria by officers of the London Metropolitan Police who are … read more

Shell resumes export of LPG

After more than a year on the sidelines, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria has resumed the export of liquefied petroleum gas to the United States. This comes just as Shell lifted the force majuere from its Forcardos Crude … read more

Court denies US aid worker bail

A court in Nigeria has denied bail to an American aid worker and a Nigerian man, who were arrested last week for breaching the official secrets act. Judith Burdin Asuni and her colleague, Danjuma Saidu, are accused of assisting two … read more