A giant manta ray was found dead after it became entangled in a ship’s anchor. Men aboard the oil-rig servicing vessel in the South Atlantic will have no doubt go the shock of their lives when they noticed the large … read more
Witnesses tell of horror as gunmen converged on a small village in central Nigeria, searching the homes and shooting specific people one by one, including a local pastor.“It was chaos. It was horrifying. They pulled out people and just shot … read more
South Africa on Thursday again apologised to Nigeria but ruled out the payment of compensation to the 125 Nigerians who were refused entry to their country and forcefully repatriated back to Nigeria on 2 May, 2012. The deportation sparked a … read more
The Nigeria police Force is to ground all its six helicopters for necessary checks, following Wednesday’s crash of a police chopper in the northern city of Jos, which killed all four police officers, including a Deputy Inspector General, on board. … read more
The President of Nigeria has said he bore some of the responsibility for the deaths of two hostages killed when his troops, alongside British special forces, attempting to rescue them. However, Goodluck Jonathan insisted it was vital to mount the … read more
Ten people were killed and five others severely injured in three overnight attacks by gunmen in north west Nigeria’s Kaduna State. A witness, Sunday Amos, who claimed to have escaped death by the whiskers told Xinhua late on Friday that … read more
As a radical Islamist sect continues violent attacks across Nigeria’s north, the nation is searching for possible negotiators to serve as an indirect channel to a group whose very structure remains a mystery. Government officials, including President Goodluck Jonathan, have … read more
Nigeria has held its first indirect peace talks with Islamist sect Boko Haram, meeting mediators to discuss a possible ceasefire, political and diplomatic sources said on Thursday. Here are some facts about Boko Haram: THE GROUP: * Boko Haram became … read more
At least seven people were killed in separate attacks by suspected Islamist militants targeting security patrols in northern Nigeria on Tuesday, police said. Gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on a joint army and police patrol in the remote northeast Nigerian … read more
Vice President & General Manager of IPR Egypt Companies, a subsidiary of IPR, a small independent oil and gas company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. I have had a very successful career as a senior executive and petroleum geologist with over … read more