AN expatriate abducted by militants in the Niger Delta has died moments after community leaders secured his release in Bayelsa State, weekend. The oil worker whose nationality and employers could not be immediately ascertained was said to have been kidnapped … read more
The Federal Government on Sunday read the Riot Act to Niger Delta militants, saying it would no longer condone violence in the region. The warning came as more soldiers were deployed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where militants killed 15 … read more
The whereabouts of the kidnapped 11-year-old son of the only female member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mrs. Ruby Benjamin, remained unknown to security operatives five days after his abduction just as Bayelsans residing in the troubled Garden … read more
A major crisis loomed in the nation’s oil and gas industry yesterday as senior workers threatened to withdraw from the Niger Delta if the current spate of killings in the region continues. Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of … read more
SHOOTINGS, allegedly by cultists, for the sixth day running, continued in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, yesterday, as no fewer than 15 persons were killed and scores injured in an early morning shooting by unidentified gunmen amid calls for the … read more
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan was, last week, at the centre stage of political discourse after his avowed non-readiness to make his asset declaration public. Apart from well-meaning Nigerians who raised a moral question on the Vice President�s posturing towards the … read more
Indications have emerged that some former governors accused of gross abuse of office allegedly hid their loots underground. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) gave the hint in an exclusive interview with … read more
YENAGOA, Nigeria (AP) _ A foreign hostage in Nigeria died of an illness Sunday while being taken to a hospital for treatment, community leaders said. � The man, whose nationality wasn’t known, succumbed after he had been released to state … read more
Already struggling to help the many flooded communities around the country, Nigeria’s emergency response agency warned the nation on Thursday that the height of the rainy season has still not arrived and that people should brace themselves for more floods … read more
The Federal Government yesterday said it has commenced steps to stamp out all manner of unfair labour practices in the banks and oil and gas sectors of the nation’s economy. Some of the issues to be tackled include complaints of … read more