Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has warned that Lagos State may soon witness unprecedented loss of lives and property that will dwarf fatalities associated with pipeline explosions across the country, if environmental and safety concerns are left … read more
The authorities of the Joint Task Force on peace in the Niger Delta on Tuesday debunked claims that it intended to invade Bodo community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The JTF�s spokesperson, Major Sagir Musa, who made … read more
The General Officer Commanding the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Adamu Ibrahim, has declared that Port Harcourt and other parts of Rivers state are not in a state of war. Ibrahim made the declaration at the 2nd … read more
A REVIEW of the security in Port Harcourt in the last two weeks informed yesterday an indefinite extension of the restrictive order by the Rivers State Government. Time of the restriction has, however, been brought down to nine hours, from … read more
Thousands of cheering villagers in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta welcomed home on Friday a former state governor who was convicted of stealing public funds. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, governor for six years until 2005 when he was impeached for corruption, flew into … read more
The Management of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc (PHCN) said yesterday that there will be lose of about 800 megawatt (mw) of electrify from the national grid, saying Nigerian should brace up for load shedding. A statement signed … read more
Chief Oyibo – the webmaster of OOL – will be completely out of wireless range until Wed 5th September. Normal news and website updates will be resumed at that time – providing there is fuel in the GenSet and NEPA … read more
Almost two years after he left office, a fugitive, former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, will today return to the state a hero, as the people are preparing elaborate reception to welcome him.Indication of his return emerged yesterday, when … read more
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua is to scrap the state-owned oil corporation and restructure the industry. A national energy council will instead be established to oversee the notoriously corrupt oil sector. The council, headed by the president, has six months to … read more
PRESIDENT of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar, on Thursday warned that the congress would lead workers on a nationwide strike over the planned deduction of five per cent from their salaries under the National Health Insurance Scheme … read more