NINETEEN persons have been confirmed dead in a fire outbreak at a vandalised Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline between Kaurani and Wapa villages of Mayo Belwa Council, Adamawa State. They were reportedly scooping fuel when the incident occurred last … read more
FRESH facts have emerged on the September 27, 2006 ruling in the case involving President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs, Andy Uba, and the charges of cash smuggling into the United States (U.S.) levelled against him. The prosecutor … read more
Akwa Ibom State government has sued oil giant, Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), and some of its directors over the non-remittance of its personal income tax to the Board of Internal Revenue. The directors of the company standing trial in the … read more
The Shell Group in Nigeria, on Tuesday, said that the 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day being shut in on account of the crises in the Niger Delta would further deter investments in the oil and gas industry. The … read more
It is a little over a month ago that the ban on the operation of commercial motorcycles popularly known as okada within the city centre of the Federal Capital Territory, was imposed. Despite the hardship that has been experienced by … read more
Kidnappers in Nigeria demanded a “huge ransom” for the release of two oil workers, an American and a Briton, who were taken hostage last Thursday, a source close to the negotiators said. “Today, to our surprise, they demanded a huge … read more
Detained separatist group leader Asari Dokubo told a Nigerian court on Monday that he was kept for two months in an underground cell without ventilation by the secret police SSS. Dokubo is facing a treason charge of plotting to overthrow … read more
Irate youth from two Ijaw communities in Bayelsa State, yesterday invaded an oil flow-station belonging to Italian oil giant, Nigerian Agip Oil Company and overpowered military men on guard duty before shutting down operation on the installation. Actions of the … read more
Two oil workers, one Briton and one American, taken hostage in Nigeria were released on Tuesday after five days in captivity, a state government spokesman said. The two men were working on a ship off the Nigerian coast for Norway’s … read more
THE proposed inland container depot, otherwise known as dry port, to be built at Isisala Ngwa in Abia State may have to remain in the cooler for a longer time as the state government bluntly told officials of the Nigeria … read more