THE HAGUE – A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a bid by a group of Nigerian farmers to have Shell’s parent company held responsible for oil damage, saying only subsidiary Shell Nigeria was responsible for one oil leak. The court “dismissed all claims against the parent companies… since pursuant to Nigerian law a parent company […]

THE HAGUE – A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a bid by a group of Nigerian farmers to have Shell’s parent company held responsible for oil damage, saying only subsidiary Shell Nigeria was responsible for one oil leak. The court “dismissed all claims against the parent companies… since pursuant to Nigerian law a parent company […]

Aloy Agu, former Goalkeeper of the Super Eagles, on Tuesday advised the team to improve on their match in the quarter finals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations tournament in South Africa.

Zambia coach Herve Renard has criticised African football’s ruling body CAF for not allowing them the chance to represent the continent at this year’s Confederations Cup.

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has warned Africa Cup of Nations title favourites Ivory Coast not to write off Nigeria ahead of a mega quarter-final clash here this weekend.

Armed bandits are back at Agric-Volks end of the Mile 2 – Badagry Expressway after about a year of respite for commuters plying that route.

A Dutch court will decide on Wednesday whether Shell should clean up oil damage that destroyed a group of Nigerian farmers’ land, a case that could set a precedent for global environmental responsibility.

THE Nigeria Football Federation yesterday dolled out US $30,000 to each member of the Super Eagles for qualifying for the quarter final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

THE public’s outrage at the two-year sentence for Mr. John Yusuf, a director in the Police Pension Office, who pleaded guilty to stealing N23 billion out of the N40 billion stolen from the Police Pension Fund, is understandable.

Alleged kidnappers of Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus, were yesterday paraded by the State Security Service, SSS, in Abuja.

ABUJA—President Goodluck Jonathan has approved distribution of $1billion from the excess crude account among the 36 States and FCT.

Nigeria has so far committed about $34million (about N7billion) towards the deployment of troops and logistics support to the Malian crisis with an additional pledge of $5millionin further assistance.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, expressed outrage over the two years jail term imposed on Mr. Yakubu Yusufu, for stealing N23billion out of over N40billion found to have been stolen from the coffers of the Nigeria Police Pension Fund between January 2008 and June 2011.

Ilorin, the Kwara State capital will host the international community today in its stride to make agriculture a serious business in Nigeria. The programme being put together by Vanguard Newspaper Ltd, Courtly Communications Ltd and Kwara State Government, is billed to focus on the challenges and ways of financing mechanised farming in the country. Head of Central Bank of Nigeria Project Implementation Office, Mr. Jude Uzonwanne, will represent the apex bank in explaining to Nigerian farmers and stakeholders the best ways to finance agriculture in the country.

Dissatisfied with the slap on the wrist sentence that was handed to the convicted former Director of Pension in the Police Affairs Ministry, John Yakhubu Yusufu, by an Abuja High Court on Monday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, disclosed that he has been re-arrested over alleged involvement in another N300 million fraud.