Residents of Ayakoromo Community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State have accused the military Joint Task Force (JTF) of war crimes and looting of N500 Million from the war-ravaged community during the recent operation of the military in the … read more
Nigeria’s state-owned oil company said it has enough fuel to meet domestic demand for 40 days after pipeline sabotage by militants crippled all its refineries. To deal with the attacks, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. is “partnering with security agencies … read more
Officials from Nigeria’s state oil company don’t think very highly of the Chinese, according to a December 2009 State Department cable. They’re greedy for oil, quick to stomp on labor rights, and “do not know how to deal with a … read more
Nigeria has signed loan deals with China worth 900 million dollars that will be used to finance rail and communication projects in Africa’s most populous nation, the finance minister said Thursday. “The amount is 900 million dollars,” Olusegun Aganga told … read more
French President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed the situation in Ivory Coast with his Nigerian counterpart Goodluck Jonathan Thursday ahead of a regional summit aimed at dealing with the political stand-off there. Jonathan also holds the rotating presidency of the Economic Community … read more
A Nigerian court granted bail Thursday to an Iranian identified as a member of his country’s Revolutionary Guards and charged over an illegal arms cache seized in October, local media reported. Azim Aghajani had been identified in court papers as … read more
Amos Adamu, the disgraced official of world soccer’s governing body FIFA, was quizzed by the anti-graft Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday for alleged mismanagement of billions of naira earmarked for Nigeria’s hosting of the 2003 All-Africa Games. Adamu, … read more
A senior Nigerian official says plans to rescue thousands of victims of sex trafficking have failed. Investigators went to Mali earlier this year and estimated that at least 20,000 Nigerian teenagers and women had been smuggled there and forced into … read more
Nigeria has shut down three of its four refineries because of sabotage of pipelines leading to them, the state oil firm said Wednesday, calling on the military to increase security. Nigerian National Petroleum Company head Austen Oniwon discussed the issue … read more
An account of the role played by aides to Goodluck Jonathan in trying to convince Heny Okah to dump the blame for the Independence Day bomb blast in Abuja on “Northern elements” are emerging, just as Mr. Okah’s lawyers received … read more