The Cross River Police Command has stated that about 15,000 security personnel will participate in the general elections billed for this month. The police said 10,000 out of the figure will be their personnel while the remaining will be drafted … read more
A year after being forced to shut more than half of its oil operations in Nigeria because of militant violence, Royal Dutch Shell says that it has reached an agreement with local communities allowing it to return safely to the … read more
(Reuters) – Worsening political violence in Nigeria and partisan government meddling in the electoral process risks tainting the country’s landmark elections this month, a New York-based rights group said on Wednesday. Human Rights Watch said politicians in many of Nigeria’s … read more
VICE President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, called for closer examination of all presidential candidates on the wings of his experience with President Olusegun Obasanjo whom he termed a tyrant and dictator bent on sustaining himself in office for life. He told … read more
WITH less than two months to the end of the tenure of President Olusegun Obasanjo, world acclaimed author, Professor Chinua Achebe, says the president has taken Nigeria �as low as she has ever gone.� Professor Achebe in a statement, �The … read more
The British central labour union has called on all British oil companies to pull out of the Niger Delta on the back of rising kidnappings of foreign workers in the region by militants. The UK union leader, Mr. Graham Tran … read more
Presidential candidate of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), Maj-Gen Muham-madu Buhari (rtd) has said if elected President, he would adopt dialogue rather than military option in resolving the Niger Delta problem. Speaking at the party’s presidential rally in Port … read more
Electricity generation by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria may worsen nationwide following Tuesday�s revelation that Egbin Power Station would be shut on Friday. The Managing Director of Nigerian Gas Company, Mr. Chris Ogiemwonyi, said the closure would last 10 … read more
Nigeria’s electoral body has been told to allow Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to run for president in April’s poll. The Federal High Court in Abuja ruled the electoral body lacked the power to exclude Mr Abubakar from the election. But this … read more
Federal Government yesterday announced that it would auction 45 oil blocks in the 2007 bid round, but insisted that the bona-fide bidders must deposit 50 per cent of the offered Signature Bonus at the bidding conference which has been scheduled … read more