THE insecurity of oil workers in the Niger Delta region heightened Sunday night as no fewer than eight workers of Exxonmobil were kidnapped in Oso Gas and Condensate Complex, Akwa Ibom.

African champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria returned to a tumultuous welcome Monday afternoon, only to be conveyed in a rickety old truck that could best be used in conveying cows. The journey fro the international airport to the local wing was done on the dirty truck.

The Association for Sustainable Development of Bayelsa, ASDB, weekend, lauded Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, for ensuring stable electricity supply in the State.

A forty year old man, Mr. Babatunde Olawole Cole, has been apprehended by men of the Cross River State Security Services, SSS, for operating an illegal satellite campus for the University of Calabar.

FORMER Deputy Governor of Edo State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rev. Peter Obadan, has described as unreasonable, the statement credited to the state chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih, that the Governor Adams Oshiomhole-led government had performed below expectations in the past two years.

THE upsurge in unfair labour practices such as casualisation of workers, contract staffing and refusal to allow workers to join unions especially in the petroleum, telecom and banking sectors, were identified as major concerns by labour leaders and activists in Nigeria as well as Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, FES.

Newly appointed Eagles’ coach, Samson Siasia at the weekend bid Heartland of Owerri goodbye to concentrate on the assignment of rebuilding the national team.

FOR its commitment towards taking up the challenge of defeating pneumonia in the country, the Federal government last week recieved commendation of the UNICEF Deputy Representative of UNICEF in Nigeria, Mr. Jacques Boyer.

Black Stars of Ghana pair Asamoah Gyan and Andre ‘Dede’ Ayew, Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o, and Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba of Cote’d Ivoire have been shortlised for the 2010 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. No Nigerian player made the list.

Emotions ran high yesterday at the Lagos State Police Public Relations Office, Ikeja, after a 14-year-old girl told a crowd how she was impregnated by her 50-year-old father, resulting in her delivering a baby.

England’s 2018 World Cup bid team have taken the unusual step of writing at length to each member of the Fifa executive committee, in an attempt to distance the bid from corruption allegations in the British media.

Wednesday’s interna-tional friendly match between Nigeria and Iran has been called off by Nigeria.The game was scheduled to take place in Tehran on Wednesday, but Nigeria officials told KickOffNigeria.com that the unavailability of key players for the Super Eagles due to injuries has prompted the cancellation.

Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, MOMAN, has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to give kerosene supply to major oil and independent marketers to ensure efficient distribution of the product in all retails outlets across the country to prevent scarcity.

DOORS are very essential part of a home decor. They give a room or house an aura of opulence, safety and cheerful welcome. It is generally believed that the doors you choose for your workplace or residence reflect your taste and personality.

The Federal Government has warned quarry operators in the country to abide by the safety provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act, or face withdrawal of their licenses.