Archives for June 17th, 2014

Blast rips through football viewing centre in Damaturu

(AFP) – An explosion ripped through a football viewing centre in Damaturu, northern Nigeria, on Tuesday, residents said, as fans gathered to watch the World Cup. The blast at the Crossfire venue, in the Nayi-Nawa area of the state capital of Yobe, happened at about 8:00 pm (1900 GMT), just as tournament hosts Brazil kicked off ...

Group Threatens to shut Down Chevron Operations

By Our Correspondent A group under the aegis of National Association of Ilaje Graduates, NAIG, has threatened to shut down Chevron Nigeria Limited operations in their area if the their demand for were not met. The group joined their Ijaw and Itsekiri brothers to reject Chevron Nigeria Limited recently allotted Ogere Vocational Training Programme, stating that the ...