Nigeria’s police said they would deploy 2 500 men in the federal capital this week to ensure maximum security as the country for the first time would host a summit of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec). Lawrence Alobi, … read more
Ijaw National Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has warned the Federal Government that the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, should not be allowed to die in detention. Clark, in a statement released to our correspondent in Warri, warned … read more
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that Rivers State Governor, Dr. Peter Odili, has not been indicted by the agency. The commission, in a press statement, signed by the head of its Media and Publicity, Osita Nwajah, … read more
Four hostages seized last week from a Nigerian oil-export terminal run by Eni SpA (E) subsidiary Agip may be held for several months, a spokesman for the militant group that has claimed responsibility for the kidnappings said Tuesday. “None of … read more
If you love travelling by air at nights or weekends, this story may make you have a rethink. Reason: The Air Marshal Paul Dike Presidential Task Force on the Aviation Industry says that radars at the nation�s airports are left … read more
AS far as a leading American TV network is concerned, Lagos is a big for nothing and crime-ridden city with 20 million people mostly illiterate and poverty stricken, Empowered Newswire reports. That was how ABC, one of America�s three biggest … read more
There are indications that a fresh rift between two Ijaw groups might delay Shell Petroleum Development Company�s resumption of operations in the troubled Ijaw areas under its Western Area. The multinational oil firm was expected to resume operations soon since … read more
Delta State has dismissed claims that the boundary dispute with Ondo State over oil wells has been resolved, and has vowed not to concede any of its oil wells to its neighbours. The Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Urban Development, … read more
Eighty groups operating in the country have made a case for a concerted effort by the government, multinationals and non-governmental organisations to fast track the development of the Niger Delta, using partnership approach as the springboard. The groups, which were … read more
A Nigerian militant group said on Monday it intended to keep four foreign hostages snatched last Thursday from an oil export terminal until after Christmas but will be treating them well. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta … read more