The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) unit yesterday paraded three Nigerians and a 73-year Old Bulgarian arrested at Ogba, Ikeja, for their alleged involvement in advance fee fraud, popularly known in Nigeria as 419. The … read more
The agony of air passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has worsened, P.M.NEWS can confirm. Passengers last night, as in previous nights, contented with long queues, flight delays, commotion, anguish and exasperation caused by manual … read more
The identity of the tweeter Gidi Traffic, who informs motorists in Nigeria’s largest city Lagos of traffic jams, has been revealed to the BBC. This has been a “a long-age mystery” since the Twitter account was set up last September, … read more
A truck carrying dozens of passengers and driven by a drunken driver in northern Nigeria tipped over, killing 18 people and seriously injuring 50 others, an official said Friday. The accident occurred late Thursday in Kaduna state as the truck … read more
Nigerian police detained two suspects after two shots were fired yesterday in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy in the capital, Abuja. “We refer you to the Nigerian police for further information,” Deborah MacLean, a spokeswoman for the embassy, said … read more
Nigeria and US giant General Electric have signed a deal aimed at sharply boosting power generation in Africa’s most populous country where electricity blackouts occur daily, GE said Monday. The five-year memorandum of understanding signed on Friday between Nigeria’s power … read more
The British government yesterday warned that it would take retaliatory steps against Nigerian airlines, if the federal government bans carriers over fare disparity. This came as British Airways said in a statement last night that all its fares were competitive … read more
SUSPECTED ex-militants , weekend, bombed a crude oil pipeline belonging to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, SNPECo, in Bayelsa State, but an official said, last night, that the company was not aware of the incident. Sunday Vanguard was told … read more
The European Parliament has called on Nigeria to reject a new bill which would further threaten the wellbeing of local and visiting LGBT people. The Same Gender Marriage Prohibition Bill was first announced in 2011 seeking to punish those in … read more
It was like a scene from one of those Hollywood movies. People gathered around, not believing their ears as they listened to the young man who was not the least ashamed of his trade. Ifeanyi Benedith Agah told the astounded … read more