Another student killed as LASU cult war gets messier
Barely one week after Damino Damoche, the final year student of the Lagos State University, Ojo, was killed by suspected cultists in front of the institution’s gate, another student was yesterday, murdered by suspected cultists on reprisal attack.
Congo plans law allowing oil drilling in national parks
Democratic Republic of Congo is considering a law that will allow oil companies to drill inside its national parks.
Statoil puts Arctic drilling on hold
Statoil has put on hold its planned drilling of oil in the Alaskan Artic until 2020, according to Bill Maloney, the company’s Head of North America operations.
Lukoil, Total partner on Lebanon’s Hydrocarbon project
Lukoil, Russia’s Number two oil producer, has reached an agreement with Total for a joint bid on tenders for offshore hydrocarbon projects in Lebanon.
Oil Blocs Revelation: Northern Senators caged as PIB sails through
AFTER three days of intense debates and contributions on the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, northern Senators were Thursday caged by their Southern colleagues and the bill unanimously scaled the second reading.
US says ‘fully capable’ of defending against N. Korea threat
The United States said Thursday it was “fully capable” of defending itself against any North Korean ballistic missile strike, after Pyongyang threatened to launch a nuclear attack.
John Abba Ogbodo: Death is a crafty thief
My brother, the Ogbodo One, it is still difficult to come to terms with what has become a sad reality. How could death have overpowered the one and only Ogbodo One- the enigmatic and energetic Ogbodo? Yes, the Good Son of the Good Man.
Stolen! Goldie’s twitter account
Why won’t they let Goldie rest in peace? The star seems to be more controversial from the great beyond than when she was alive and well. And it keeps getting more colourful. It appears that some unidentified individual has taken the reins of the deceased pop singer’s tweeter account and is using it as a publicity platform to promote Nigerian movies as well as Tonto Dikeh’s ‘hit’ (popularly bashed and generally unaccepted) single Jeje.
Beware of Kenya, Okoku warns Eagles
Ex-international, Paul Okoku has warned the Super Eagles to beware of the danger that Kenya’s Harambee Stars can cause to Nigeria’s 2014 World Cup qualification dream.
Mixed reactions trail court’s judgment empowering INEC to deregister parties
ome prominent lawyers in Lagos on Thursday expressed mixed reactions to the court judgement which empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister political parties in the country.
Tuface, Annie hold traditional wedding Friday, March 8
All is now set for celebrity power couple Tuface Idibia and Annie Macaulay to hold their traditional wedding ceremony tomorrow, Friday March 8th, at the Apostolic High School, Esit Urua Community, Eket-Ibeno road, in Uyo, the bride’s hometown.
