Unless the ruling Peoples Demoratic Party(PDP) abides by the rules of the game and desist from rigging the forthcoming election, a guerrilla warfare would be launched against the administration, a chieftain of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Chief Yomi … read more
Following is a chronology of some major attacks and kidnappings involving the Nigerian oil industry this year. Jan. 12, 2007 – Nine South Korean workers and one Nigerian are freed after being kidnapped when gunmen attacked a base operated by … read more
The Imo State Police Command has restricted its officers and men from travelling outside the state as part of the measures to ensure effective policing of the state during the forthcoming elections. The Police Public Relations Officer in the command, … read more
Virgin Nigeria has announced a major renovation and upgrading of its terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with a view to positively improve on its service delivery to customers. The construction work which will take about eight weeks … read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindero, on Friday said the sack of 10,000 policemen by his command would not derail the security arrangements put in place for the April elections. Ehindero gave the assurance in a chat with newsmen … read more
The Federal Government yesterday asked a Federal high court sitting in Abuja to issue an order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from postponing the forthcoming general elections scheduled to hold in April on account of the death of … read more
THE leader of the Ijaw, Chief Edwin Clark has reacted to the new master plan agenda unfolded for the development of the Niger Delta, saying the project will fail because of lack of commitment on the part of the governors … read more
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Maurice Iwu, on Friday said the April 21 presidential election was uncertain. In what seemed a dramatic U-turn from the commission�s earlier stand that the election will hold in spite of … read more
Reuters) – A foreign oil worker was kidnapped from an offshore drilling rig in Nigeria on Saturday, industry and diplomatic sources said. One diplomat said the worker was British but the nationality could not be immediately confirmed. “An expat was … read more
Gunmen in two speedboats abducted a British oil worker in a pre-dawn raid on a drilling rig 40 miles off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday, officials and industry sources said. The gunmen first targeted a support vessel moored to … read more