“Although adequate containment measures were put in place to combat the Bonga oil spill, it however posed a serious environmental threat to the offshore environments,” said Peter Idabor, Director General of Nigeria Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), during a legislative hearing on the Bonga oil spill.

THE crisis in the Rivers State People’s Democratic Party, PDP, deepened, yesterday, as factional leadership of the party in the state led by Felix Obuah expelled 14 commissioners and four other top functionaries of the Governor Rotimi Amaechi-led administration.

The Egbin Power Plant,Lagos, said it has spent about N71.88 billion since 2007, to bring back some broken down units into full operation.

In every detail, the Toyota Yaris is a smart next-generation compact saloon that define a new standard of practical and stylish driving. Toyota hardly talk about the Yaris, yet, the car is everywhere on the Nigerian road. The superbly balanced compact car is like every other Toyota in terms of performance, comfort and safety.

POPULARLY called “Father of Nutrition in Nigeria” Professor Babatunde Oguntona, who clocks 70 tomorrow, August 28, has contributed immensely to the development of the nutrition profession in Nigeria.

Oando Plc has announced a reduction in its overall debt in the last 12 months from N289 billion to N236 billion, representing a decrease of 18 per cent or N53 billion.

Itsekiri, under the aegis of Save Itsekiri Group, SIG, have alleged that Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, has failed them.

Mercedes-Benz has taken its products and services to the door steps of its Lekki customers as Sunny Motors, a Mercedes Benz dealership opens a new showroom in Lekki Phase One.

The list of more than 20 acquisitions includes Qwiki, a New York operation behind an application that converts video and pictures on iPhones into sharable movie clips complete with music soundtracks.

An Abeokuta Chief Magistrate’s court, yesterday, remanded two men in prison for allegedly robbing two persons of their Toyota Sienna buses valued at N4 million.