A village in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta where observers found a drinking-water well polluted with benzene 900 times the international limit has sued Royal Dutch Shell PLC for $1 billion in a U.S. federal court. The lawsuit alleges that Shell, … read more
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said here Wednesday that combating piracy in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa requires a coordinated and comprehensive approach by the international community. “As we have learned from our experience in … read more
Slain Libyan leader, Col. Muammar Gaddafi was a major sponsor of terrorism activities and religious fundamentalism in the country, resulting in his supply of arms and ammunition to sectarian groups during religious uprisings, terrorist attacks and even the post elections … read more
The death toll in the bombing of the UN house in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, 26 Aug. has risen to 24, following the death of another UN staffer who was critically injured in the suicide attack, UN Resident Coordinator in … read more
Authorities say suspected sect members have killed four people in three separate attacks in the country’s northeast. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Hassan Mohammed said Thursday that two gunmen shot dead a prison guard in a barber shop alongside the shop’s … read more
A Nigerian tribal king filed a lawsuit in a US court seeking $1 billion from Royal Dutch Shell to compensate for decades of pollution that sickened his people and damaged their lands, his lawyer said Thursday. The suit was filed … read more
At first glance Tunde Ogunrinde appears completely at home in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos. Armed with a winning smile, the 42 year old chats easily with the staff working behind the till at fast-food restaurant Chicken Republic. But this is … read more
Nigeria is moving to stop a $7.5 billion consumer-fuel subsidy because the government says it can better spend those funds improving public services. Trade unions oppose the move, saying it will force up the cost of living. Africa’s largest oil … read more
Members of a radical Islamist sect shot dead three people in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks in the remote region of Africa’s most populous nation. Boko Haram, whose names means “Western education … read more
Kidnapping of persons and abduction of any kind for ransom is to attract a life jail term under a new law put forward by the House of Representatives. The law prescribes life imprisonment for kidnapping, while attempts at the act, … read more