The Federal Government yesterday announced that it has accepted the voluntary withdrawal of interest by the Dangote Bluestar Consortium from the New Port Harcourt Refining Company (NPHRC) and the Kaduna Petrochemical and Refining Company (KPRC). A statement issued by Ima … read more
Embattled former governor of Plateau State, Chief Joshua Dariye, who is facing trial for alleged money laundering, got a very short reprieve yesterday. A Federal High Court in Abuja granted him bail in the sum of N100 million with a … read more
U.S. Embassy ABUJA U.S. Consulate General LAGOS NIGERIA July 24, 2007 Warden Message This Warden Message is being issued to inform American citizens of a relatively new scheme to defraud members of the public. This scheme appears to target the … read more
The apex militia decision making body in the Niger Delta, �The Joint Revolutionary Council� (JRC) has accused the Rivers State Government of sponsoring the kidnap of toddlers in the state to cast aspersion on Ijaw and Niger Delta cause. The … read more
THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND declared, yesterday, that there would be no immediate end to hostage taking in the Niger Delta region unless the Federal Government was prepared to wipe out corrupt practices. It also … read more
A team of Amnesty International officials currently on an inspection of some Nigerian prisons across the country has declared them not good enough for healthy living on account of their deplorable facilities. However, there are expectations that the nation�s efforts … read more
FIVE Justices of the Supreme Court, led by Justice G.A. Oguntade, have dismissed the objection of Chevron Nigeria Limited to the propriety of the Lone Star Drilling Nigeria Limited, instituting a $10 million suit against the company over alleged breach … read more
A world leading pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer International Incorporated, has faulted the claims of Kano State Government that it misrepresented or concealed facts over the ongoing legal dispute in the administration of Trovan drugs on meningitis patients in Kano 11 years … read more
We disclaim the interview in the vanguard of monday july 23, 2007, purportedly granted by Mend to one jide Ajani of the vanguard newspaper. The vanguard in our opinion, has mostly been a tool of the nigerian government, propagating falsehood … read more
AGAIN, suspected militants have struck in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, kidnapping the son of a prominent Eleme community chief, Prince Awala Nta-Oluka, who is said to be in his late thirties. Four men reportedly abducted the chief’s son from his … read more