The National Assembly has raised alarm on the activities of fraudsters who allegedly use the Assembly�s official websites to defraud unsuspecting persons, including foreigners. In a warning message posted on the Assembly�s websites, the legislative arm said it found the … read more
Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan, has attributed poor governance and corruption as the factors responsible for underdevelopment in the Niger Delta. This, he said, has made it difficult for the citizens to enjoy the region�s wealth. Jonathan said overcoming these … read more
Spill clean up experts from the United Nations Agency for Environment (UNEP) contracted to handle the remediation exercise in Ogoniland are billed to arrive the country next week. The team which is expected to arrive Nigeria October 28 will visit … read more
The United States of America (USA) government has bankrolled the programmes of some American pro-democracy groups for the purpose of monitoring the 2007 Nigerian polls, the Country Director of the National Democratic Institute, Dr. Keith Jennings has disclosed. Jennings at … read more
The Federal Ministry of Works and the Julius Berger Nigeria PLC have commenced investigations into the technical structure of overhead bridges in Lagos with a view to saving them from possible collapse. Our correspondent sighted engineers from the ministry led … read more
Indications emerged on Sunday that the Presidential Committee on Ogoni Reconciliation and the Rivers State Government might have disagreed with the Ogoni people over the return of Shell to the area. The presidential committee headed by Rev. Father Matthew Kukah, … read more
THE wife of one of the four Scottish oilmen released by hostage- takers in Nigeria yesterday described how two simple words – “It’s me” – took her from the depths of utter despair to overwhelming joy in a heartbeat. They … read more
A kidnapped British oil worker has told how he was ordered at gunpoint to tell his bosses that one of his colleagues had died in captivity. Graeme Buchan was one of seven oil workers freed by Nigerian militants at the … read more
No fewer than 20 people were feared dead in an auto crash involving four vehicles at Agric Bus Stop Area of Ikorodu, Lagos State on Saturday. Eyewitnesses told Sunday Independent that at exactly 4.30p.m, a crane headed towards Ketu, lost … read more
AS it marks the first anniversary of its plane crash at Lisa, Ogun State today, Bellview Airlines may be on a collision course with families of some of the passengers that lost their lives in the ill-fated flight. Solicitor to … read more