An explosion hit the local headquarters of an opposition party in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta on Thursday shortly after delegates had finished holding state governorship primaries, a senior official said. The explosion at the Labour Party office in Bayelsa appeared … read more
Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party has nominated incumbent Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate after fending off a primary challenge in the country’s mainly Muslim north. Jonathan’s nomination on Friday allows him to stand in the April presidential elections, which … read more
U.S. energy firm Chevron said on Thursday an oil pipeline in Nigeria’s southern Delta state which was breached in December has been repaired and is operating normally again. “The impacted line is fixed and operations normal,” a Chevron spokesman said. … read more
Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan, who on Friday won the ruling party’s nomination for April’s presidential vote, is a fedora-wearing zoologist who has had an unlikely rise through his country’s ruthless political world. President Jonathan, 53, easily won the Peoples Democratic Party … read more
Troops have arrested a militant in the country’s main oil-producing region whose gang was accused of kidnapping and pipeline sabotage, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities say Keiti Sese, also known as Commander Noumekeme, is among several militants who have sought to … read more
Dutch brewer Heineken NV said Wednesday that it has bought a controlling interest in five breweries in Nigeria, as it moves to quickly expand in one of the world’s fastest growing beer markets and Africa’s second-largest. The purchase from Sona … read more
Nigeria’s ruling party picks a presidential candidate Thursday for April’s landmark elections amid a surge in violence and divisions between the mainly Muslim north and predominately Christian south. President Goodluck Jonathan, thrust into office in May after the death of … read more
A London-bound passenger has been arrested at Nigeria’s main airport in Lagos after having allegedly swallowed 65 pellets of cocaine weighing 950 grammes, the anti-drug agency said Wednesday. “He was detected during the screening of passengers… and was found to … read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, on Wednesday, said that security agencies have tightened security measures at the venue of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) national convention. Speaking at a press conference at the Force Headquarters yesterday, Mr Ringim … read more
An Italian coast guard official says pirates boarded an Italian-flagged tanker off the coast of Nigeria, robbed the crew of money and then took three Filipino crew members with them ashore. Vittorio Alessandro, with the coast guard office in Rome, … read more