Gunmen shot dead a soldier Friday in the northern Nigerian city of Kano where members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect recently killed 185 people in coordinated bomb and gun attacks, residents said.Two motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire and killed the … read more
The State Department updated its travel warning for Nigeria this week, restricting travel by U.S. government personnel to northern parts of the West African nation and asserting the risk of “attacks against Western targets in Nigeria remains high.” The warning … read more
International Oil Companies operating in Nigeria will in June 2012 hire 40 indigenously owned vessels to replace contracted foreign owned vessels, thereby retaining $1.8bn in the Nigerian economy, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Ernest … read more
The violent hijack of a Dutch cargo ship off the Nigerian coast has highlighted the increase in piracy in the area. The captain and chief engineer were kidnapped and one crew member injured in Tuesday’s attack. Somalia may have the … read more
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation and its biggest oil producer. The West African country exports more than two million barrels of crude oil a day. Despite its oil wealth, however, a new government study says the number of Nigerians … read more
From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: 02 March 2012 09:36 To: chiefoyibo@oyibosonline.com; Subject: Attack on Marine Police Checkpoint in Bayelsa State Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta(MEND) confirms that the attack … read more
Armed pirates opened fire on a cargo ship in an attack off the Nigerian coast, kidnapping the captain and chief engineer and robbing the crew before escaping, according to a maritime watchdog. Tuesday’s attack also left one crew member missing … read more
The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit accusing Royal Dutch Shell of human rights abuses, a case that could make corporations liable for acts of torture or genocide overseas. The plaintiffs — relatives of seven Nigerians killed … read more
THE Federal Government yesterday signed a bilateral agreement with the Republic of Cameroon on the establishment of a trans-border security committee. Members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, have been moving to Cameroon and other neighbouring countries to hide after … read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said ex-Delta State Governor James Ibori will still face trial irrespective of the outcome of his trial at the Southwark Court in London . The commission said the London case is just … read more