IN an effort to boost its upstream operations Sahara Energy Fields Ltd, a member of the Sahara Group, has announced the signing of a 50/50 joint venture agreement with Azimuth Limited, a private limited company currently registered in Bermuda.
This was disclosed during a media parley with Energy Correspondents in Lagos during the week.

An amazing drama unfolded itself last Wednesday at Lafenwa Police division in Ogun State, after a robbery suspect suddenly pulled out a pistol from his waist and opened fire, in his bid to avoid arrest. The fearful development, saw most people at the station taking to their heels. Unfortunately, a man was hit by a stray bullet.

Presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) Bashorun Dele Momodu was guest of senior editors of Vanguard newspapers today.

GOVERNOR Sullivan Chime of Enugu state, Monday, laughed off media reports that some PDP stakeholders were pushing to replace him with Engr. Anayo Onwuegbu as the party’s gubernatorial candidate for the 2011 elections describing those behind the move as “dreamers”.

PALPABLE tension and fear of the unknown Monday enveloped residents of Lokoja, the Kogi state capital over the decision of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to conduct a fresh re-run of governorship primary in Kogi scheduled to hold Tuesday, January 25, 2011.

Three dare devil kidnappers, who stormed the Emekuku, Owerri North local council area country home of the Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho, with the intent of kidnapping his elder brother were Monday morning killed by the police.

A member of the Edo state House of Assembly, Mr Ogbeiwi Etin-Osa, Monday, dismissed the allegation from some aspirants of the Action Congress of the Nigeria (ACN), that Governor Adams Oshiomhole imposed candidates on the party during the primaries.

Anti-narcortic agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Monday arrested an amateur footballer over unlawful importation of 8.4 kilogrammes of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.

Lagos, Jan. 24, 2011 (NAN) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that telecommunications operators had registered only 11 million Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards out of the 80 million telephone subscribers in the country.

Lagos State Govern-ment is set to enact a new law aimed at streamlining the activities of private organisations and individuals in discharging Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, in the state.