President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday said the talk about his reluctance to vacate office on May 29th when his tenure will expire is borne out of “malice and mischief” as he had made up his mind not to spend the night … read more
“We go to work with a military escort. We come back here with a military escort. It’s like being in an open prison,” said a British worker in this southern Nigerian oil town. With violent attacks on oil targets on … read more
It was a black Friday in Rivers State yesterday as no fewer than eight persons were killed in three separate incidents. In the first case involving a communal clash in Bodo, seven people were feared dead. A Lebanese expatriate was … read more
FEDERAL government has been urged to be more grassroots-oriented in its development efforts in Niger Delta region. Speaking while delivering a lecture in Port Harcourt titled, Drop after Drop, strand after strand, Elf Petroleum general manager sustainable Development, Mr. A. … read more
The Executive Director of Bellview Airlines, Mr. Gbenga Olowo, has expressed concern at the poor state of facilities in the nation�s aviation industry. Olowo spoke on Friday in Lagos at a seminar organised to stimulate growth in the nation�s aviation … read more
Rising violence against foreign workers in Nigeria has delayed investment in some energy mega-projects and is forcing multinationals to rethink their plans, executives and analysts said on Friday. Militant attacks have already shut down a fifth of the OPEC member’s … read more
Imad Saliba and his mother hug as he arrives at Beirut International Airport February 23, 2007. Saliba, a Lebanese hostage, escaped from his captors in the remote creeks of Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta and was not freed as his employer … read more
A British woman was found guilty in Britain Thursday of helping fugitive Nigerian governor Joshua Dariye to launder millions of pounds meant for the poor in the west African country. Joyce Oyebango, 41, was convicted by a jury in London … read more
The Minister of State for Air Transportation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, said yesterday there was no going back in federal government directive that domestic airlines in the country re-fleet with brand new aircraft. He spoke at the seminar on �Stimulating Growth … read more
Legal arguments for the reinstatement of the former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepriye Alamieyeseigha, continued for over 10 hours at the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt on Thursday, with the plaintiff asking the court to order his return to … read more