THE gubernatorial candidate of the Citizen Popular Party, CPP, in Delta State , Mr. Ogbe Onokpite has stated that his party is set to eradicate poverty in the state just as he commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, … read more
WARNING: This is from the sun newspaper so it may be Speculation and Fact Free!!!! When Michael McTighe was contacted last year in the United Kingdom(UK) to come to Nigeria and help set up Arik Air, a host of his … read more
The Federal Government has agreed to give China and South Korea four oil blocks each, as collateral for loans from the two countries. Their shares of the production volumes will be calculated to match the total interest accruable on the … read more
With the current tenure hasting to an end and campaigns for elections intensified, the high level of degradation in the Niger Delta has been one of the major blueprints of presidential candidates. That the South-south geo-political zone of the country … read more
Hostage-taking is taking its toll on the political and socio-economic lives of Niger Deltans and oil companies operating in the area. Soji Ajibola writes on a recent kidnap of some indigenes of the Niger Delta. The issue of hostage-taking is … read more
The death toll in Osile Village, Ogbunike, in the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, reportedly rose to five on Saturday, following the killing of four more persons. The development resulted from the escalation of an age-long land dispute … read more
The controversy over the operations of Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has refused to die down as the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) has called on both President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar to resign from office for … read more
Day and night, a mechanical roar shakes Nigeria’s main city and exhaust hangs in the leaden equatorial skies. But it’s not evidence of heavy industry or a mechanized army division advancing on Lagos. With corruption and mismanagement leaving Africa’s oil … read more
The Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) said yesterday, that the lingering twin problems of youth restiveness and hostage-taking in Niger Delta was affecting the image of the nation. As a developing nation, the multinational corporation said, there was a compelling … read more
The scene could be likened to one from an American gangster movie. But in Port Harcourt, the River State capital, yesterday, it was a stark reality. Unsuspecting commuters were patiently awaiting buses to ferry them to their different destinations, pedestrians … read more