The United States Southern District Court of New York has delivered a significant judgment in favour of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (“NNPC”) against ESSO Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and Shell Nigerian Exploration and Production Company Limited (Collectively, “ESSO”). The court hearing was held on February 1, 2019 in the protracted litigation arising from…

By Perez Brisibe NIGER Delta activist, Chief Mike Loyibo has described Deputy President of the Nigeria Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege as a true reflection of the Niger Deltan spirit. Omo-agege Chief Loyibo who is the traditional prime minister of Tuomo kingdom in Delta and Bayelsa states, stated this while congratulating the lawmaker on his victory…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s planned visit to South Africa next month remains on course to reinforce “the strong bonds between the two countries” and jointly develop responses to problems affecting people and businesses in South Africa and Nigeria, the presidency said on Saturday. In the wake of public violence in South Africa and developments in Nigeria…

Ogun and Lagos States have requested for the handover of the Lagos-Sango Ota-Abeokuta expressway for reconstruction, rehabilitation and management. Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Saturday. Abiodun disclosed he and Governor Jide Sanwo – Olu had put the request in writing, which he personally presented to Buhari few weeks ago. He expressed satisfaction the…

Commiserates with family of late Elder Paul Ojiezele Atijie, at social rites The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government will compensate the families of two police officers killed during the kidnap of the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Prof. Sylvanus Okogbenin. Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin…

Daughters of Chibok, a virtual reality documentary of life in Chibok without the remaining 112 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, has won an award in the United States, courtesy of the Venice Film Festival. The film, produced jointly by a film making firm, VR360 Stories, and a Yola-based regional nongovernmental organisation, the Northeast Humanitarian Hub, portrays life…

Staffers of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba have rejected the attempt by the management of the institution to downsize its workforce. The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Abia State Polytechnic chapter, rising from a joint congress issued a 14-day ultimatum to the management of the…

The Federal Government has debunked the report being circulated on the social media of a bomb explosion at the South African High Commission in Abuja on Saturday, describing the report as fake news, orchestrated by the desperate opposition to cause panic and chaos among the populace. Lai Mohammed This is contained in a press statement…

By Emmanuel Okogba Samuel Eto’s retirement brings to an end an illustrious career that started a little over two decades ago. The four-time Champions League winner who cited his need for rest as the reason for hanging his boots put an end to his involvement in on-field activities on Saturday and here Vanguard takes a…

The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, said it has transported all its 3,544 pilgrims back home from Saudi Arabia. File: Muslim pilgrims  A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Board, Malam Yunusa Abdullahi, stated that last batch of 390 pilgrims arrived Kaduna, at exactly 1:01am aboard Fly Nas Airline, on Saturday….