The Nigerian government on Thursday canceled an advert it had placed on U.S. television channel CNN because of a report broadcast last week about militants holding hostages in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Information Minister Frank Nweke said Nigeria had demanded … read more
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta has arrested five members of a militant group at the Soku gas plant area in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. Information available showed that the militants who are currently … read more
General Manager, Group Public Affairs of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. Livi Ajuonuma yesterday accused the rich elites of being the brains behind incessant vandalisation of petroleum pipelines across the country. Speaking at a workshop for Energy Editors … read more
An imminent ban on electoral candidates accused of corruption in Nigeria has raised the political heat ahead of the April votes, with critics accusing President Olusegun Obasanjo of a hidden agenda. The nation’s anti-graft agency last week published a list … read more
One of the problems Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, is grappling with is traffic congestion. Bolaji Ogundele evaluates the effects of this problem and steps being taken to curb the trend. Some features specifically refer to some places in … read more
Attention all American citizens: The U.S. Government has learned that a militant Niger Delta group is reportedly planning to escalate its activities in regions beyond its previous primary target areas in the Delta. Possible targets could include expatriate personnel, Western … read more
TO steer Asarama community in Andoni local government area away from the path of crisis and violence, the Rivers state government has been urged to quickly stop Shell Petroleum Development Company from carrying out any operation in the area until … read more
Two Italians held hostage along with a Lebanese national for nearly 10 weeks in volatile southern Nigeria say they are in good health but bored, an Italian daily has reported. “Our health conditions are good,” wrote Cosma Russo, 55, in … read more
ROYAL DUTCH Shell, the energy giant, risks permanently losing some of its oil production in Nigeria amid growing anti-Western sentiment in the build-up to April�s presidential election. The two leading presidential candidates, Major General Muhammadu Buhari and Umar Musa Yar�Adua, … read more
A Nigerian leader apologized for the kidnapping of 24 Filipino seamen by members of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta in Nigeria last January 20 who had since been released, ABS-CBN reported. “I want to apologise on behalf … read more