A new group, South- South Voters Alliance (SSVA) is set to mobilize voters in the South- South region of Nigeria , ahead of the 2007 general elections. According to the group’s mission statement made available to THISDAY in Asaba, “SSVA … read more
Nigeria’s former minister of aviation and candidate in the 2007 elections for the governorship of the northern state of Bauchi, has reportedly survived an alleged assasination attempt. According to media reports, 10 men armed with AK-47 assault rifles attacked Yuguda’s … read more
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has finally made a rather belated appeal on Nigerian oil workers to cancel their planned three day warning strike. However the appeal fell on deaf ears as the two oil workers’ unions, Petroleum and Natural … read more
N104m allegedly laundered by Patience, wife of Bayelsa State Governor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has been temporarily seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision. The seizure came on the heels of an ex parte application before a Federal High Court, … read more
Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a boat carrying oil workers in Nigeria, leaving one worker dead and underscoring dangers for energy firms operating in Africa’s oil giant as unions prepared to strike over growing insecurity. The gunmen attacked a boat carrying … read more
THE closure of the 18L runway of the Lagos airport caused by the skidding off of a DHL B727 aircraft last Thursday is affecting traffic flow in and out of Lagos. Aircraft now spend more time taxiing to the second … read more
Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) can now heave a sigh of relief over its shut oil wells in Akigbene and Fierebaghagbene communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, as the government has directed the indigenes to re-open … read more
TWO persons have been arrested by the State Security Service (SSS) in connection with the kidnap of six foreign oil workers working for Peak Petroleum Nigeria Limited by militants in Bayelsa State, about three months ago. The Bayelsa state government … read more
A lengthy statement from al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks calls on Muslims to step up their resistance against the United States. “Your leaders are hiding from you … read more
The proposed three-day warning strike by Nigerian oil workers this week, to protest rising insecurity in the Niger Delta, may affect the country`s oil production and export, going by reports in the local media Sunday. According to the reports, leaders … read more