THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), which has held three Italians and one Lebanese oil worker hostage for a month, threatened yesterday to resume attacks on oil facilities this month and seize more captives. �We are … read more
United States National Intelligence Director, Mr. John Negroponte, has said that the survival of democracy in Nigeria is being threatened by neglect and corruption. Negroponte yesterday made the comment in assessing Nigeria’s ability to transfer power from President Olusegun Obasanjo … read more
The Ijaw National Human Rights Organisation (INHRO) has lamented what it described as the long neglect of Ijaw communities by Chevron Oil Company in spite of its vast interest on their territory. The group particularly decried the non-challant attitude of … read more
Gunmen killed 12 people including four community chiefs in an attack on a commercial boat in the remote creeks of Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta, police said on Tuesday. It was unclear what prompted the attack, which took place on Sunday … read more
We are receiving confirmed reports that a Hyundai crew boat was attacked this evening at approx 19:00hrs. The vessel was carrying both expatriates and Nigerians – including Navy personnel We are still trying to confirm nationalities, injuries, fatalities and casualties. … read more
A Dutch oil worker and a Nigerian serviceman were killed on Tuesday when armed men attacked a small ferry near the Bonny Island oil and gas export complex, industry sources said. There were conflicting early reports of the attack on … read more
THE Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has penalised some domestic carriers for allegedly violating real weather minima before take-off at some airports. Harmattan haze currently blows across the country, causing poor visibility and health hazards. The airlines penalised to the … read more
A FEDERAL Government delegation to the United States (U.S.) has presented the government’s side of the feud between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his deputy, Atiku Abubakar, to the country’s influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). The interaction between the government’s … read more
Minister of State for Defence, Chief Michael Onolememen, said weekend, that insecurity situation in the Niger Delta region is worrisome, and is making the Federal Government very uncomfortable . He said the push for peace in the region is to … read more
THE Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Funsho Kupolokun, said on Sunday that the scarcity of Petroleum Products in the country would get worse following a fresh pipeline vandalisation that occured in the earily hours of Saturday. … read more