The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has grounded a Fokker 50 aircraft with registration number PH�3XJ belonging to Arik Air Limited and ordered the company to pay a fine of $20,000. The aviation regulating body accused Arik of importing the … read more
Inspector General of Police, Mr Sunday Ehindero, has said the Federal Government has ordered 40,000 pieces of AK-47 rifles with 20,000,000 rounds of 7.62x39mm ammunition among others, to combat violence and ensure free and fair election. Ehindero said this in … read more
With just weeks to go before Nigeria’s presidential vote, the governing party candidate arrived in Germany on Wednesday for medical treatment and was in stable condition, his spokesman said. Katsina Governor Umar Yar’Adua, of the People’s Democratic Party, flew overnight … read more
Katsina Governor Umaru Musa Yar�Adua has confirmed he is indeed in fine health, despite recent rumors to the contrary. On the phone with his associates this afternoon he said, �I wish to thank all my supporters for their well wishes, … read more
Defence Minister, Ambassador Thomas Aguyi- Ironsi yesterday announced the acquisition of sophisticated military weapons including unspecified modern gun boats to deal with criminals in the Niger Delta. He warned that the Federal Government would no longer tolerate increasing activities of … read more
Oil major, Royal Dutch Shell, said it suffered another major oil spill on Monday, which had resulted in production cut back of 187,000 barrels per day. �There was a spill at Nembe Creek Trunk Line, which led to a total … read more
THE Federal Government has declared April 30 as the deadline for airlines operating in Nigeria to comply with the new recapitalisation policy or have their Air Transport Licence (ATL) revoked. The development is coming even as the operators have cried … read more
Residents of Diobu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Sunday night, witnessed a serious street fight which lasted for hours as two suspected rival cult groups jostled for supremacy ahead of the April poll. Eyewitnesses said the fight which started … read more
Militants in the Niger Delta on Sunday released a Lebanese construction worker seized last Wednesday. He was kidnapped at Akinima in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Lebanese, identified as Raymond, was working for Alren Construction Company … read more
The organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries $254bn upstream expansion plan to raise production capacity risks being delayed if oil prices drop below $50 a barrel, the cartel�s Secretary-General has warned. �My concern now is the price, because we are undertaking … read more