Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Sunday, disclosed that some workers of the American oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited, had been kidnapped by the Niger Delta militants at Okerenkoko, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state. Uduaghan … read more
Technical experts from the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) arrived in the country yesterday to audit three domestic airlines, Arik Air, Virgin Nigeria and Bellview which had been designated to fly tthe Nigeria-US air route by the Federal Government. … read more
TWO Task Forces to tackle the issue of illegal structures and sanitation problems in three major cities in Delta State, have been set up by the state government. They are the Asaba Capital City Beautification and Sanitation Task Force and … read more
MILITANTS struck again in the early hours of yesterday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital and kidnapped a Syrian, Mr. John Daher. Seven gunmen, according to the Rivers State Police Command Public Relations Officer, waylaid a Niger Delta Development … read more
U.S. Consulate General LAGOS NIGERIA July 2, 2007 Warden Message This Warden Message is being issued to advise American citizens that there has been a recent increase in the reporting of criminal activity impacting the expatriate community in Lagos. This … read more
Fours persons are feared dead and property worth millions of Naira destroyed by armed youths who invaded Nkpor- Rumuolumeni, near Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Saturday’s attack, which forced hundreds of persons to flee Rumuolumeni to other parts of … read more
THE controversy generated by the eleventh-hour sale of two of Nigeria’s refineries may not abate so soon owing to emerging revelation in the public domain. For instance, immediate past administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo spent a princely N140.8 billion ($1.1 … read more
There was a mild drama at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed airport on Friday as some Nigerian Airforce men attached to the lounge engaged some airport police men attached to the new terminal 2, under construction, in hot … read more
Activities of the militant youths in the Niger Delta have continued to take their hard toll on the telecommunications sector of Nigeria’s economy as telecom operators on Friday reported over 43 base stations rendered inactive as a result of vandalisation … read more
A Nigerian school has received a gift of 300 laptops — one per pupil — but has no electricity to power them up, the official News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported Friday. Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, coordinator of the One-Laptop-Per-Child programme (OLPC) … read more