President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday morning directed the Nigerian Police and all other security agencies to clampdown heavily on anybody who may want to disrupt the conduct of this month’s general elections. In a message to Nigerians on the occasion of … read more
The world�s most powerful nation, the United States, has intervened in the on-going war between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar, warning President Obasanjo to desist from alleged plans to arrest Abubakar when he returns to Nigeria next … read more
Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed optimism that the repair work at the Port Harcourt International Airport will be completed by April. Speaking to newsmen at the conference centre of the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the … read more
A Chinese rescue group arrived in Port Harcourt, the capital of Nigeria’s south state of Rivers, Saturday afternoon to seek release of five Chinese workers who were kidnapped Friday morning. The group, which arrived in the airport at about 4:30 … read more
FORMER military President Ibrahim Babangida may rejoin the April presidential race. He may actualize the ambition on the platform of the National Democratic Party (NDP), after bowing out of the PDP presidential primaries. Babangida, who spoke through his special adviser … read more
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the Federal Government is doing everything possible to secure the release of all foreign nationals being held hostage in the Niger Delta, contrary to insinuations in some quarters. The ministry was reacting to a … read more
A Nigerian armed separatist movement that has held three Italians and one Lebanese oil worker hostage for a month threatened Sunday to resume attacks on oil facilities in January and seize more captives. “We are resuming with our attacks this … read more
Youths of four local governments, Eket, Onna, Ibeno and Esit Eket, which are host communities to Mobil oil are gearing up for a showdown with the company if the federal and state governments fail to intervene in a brewing crisis … read more
Five soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Restore Hope, were on Friday allegedly killed by youths of Ekuigbo community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State who also seized their service rifles … read more
Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Friday, said most airports in the country are still using old navigational equipment because the application for the acquisition of new equipment did not follow the due process. Addressing journalists at the corporate … read more