Bayelsa State Government yesterday, read the riot to all traditional rulers on aiding and abetting hostage taking, warning that they may spend the rest of their time in jail. Speaking at a the stakeholders meeting in Yenagoa which lasted several … read more
Oil giants, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), has explained why the inferno at its Yorla-13 Well Head in Kpean, an Ogoni community in Rivers State, raged for three months before it was recently put out. Its External Affairs Director, Mrs … read more
Barely 48 hours after the interception of some explosives at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, the Federal Government on Monday initiated moves to sanction those behind security lapses at the airport. A source in the Presidency disclosed the plan … read more
Security forces foiled an attempt to smuggle a stash of explosives onto a domestic flight over the weekend, Nigeria’s aviation minister said Sunday. Minister Femi Fani-Kayode said he did not have specific details on the type of the explosives, saying … read more
In a move expected to significantly alter electronic payment system in an unprecedented manner, and improve the lifestyle of the average Nigerian, Ecobank Nigeria Plc, a dominant franchise of Africa�s leading regional bank, Ecobank Group, has introduced the first credit … read more
Financial crime in the UK stemming from Nigeria involves “billions of pounds” but not enough is being done to stop it, a report has concluded. Internet scams, credit card fraud and money laundering are going unchecked by governments in both … read more
FRESH crisis looms between the Itsekiri and Ijaw in Warri, Delta State over the existing wards in Warri South Local Government Area. Dispute between the two ethnic groups led to a bloodbath in which many lives were lost between 2003 … read more
Nigerian gunmen have vacated an Agip oil pumping station in the remote creeks of the Niger Delta after a two-week siege and released close to 40 hostages, a government official said on Monday. Armed militants and villagers invaded the Tebidaba … read more
The Federal Government at the weekend suspended the operating licences of four airlines – Sosoliso Airlines, Fresh Airlines, Space World and Nicon Airways – in a determined bid to guarantee safety in the skies. This followed recent air mishaps which … read more
THE crisis in the Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party took a new dimension, on Saturday, when irate youths and some governorship aspirants stormed the party secretariat in Uyo, the state capital, to protest an alleged ploy … read more