Seeking to cash in on Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party’s string of missteps in recent times, the country’s opposition has described the party as ‘a perpetual source of emba rrassment to Nigeria’ and called on voters to send the party … read more
Nigerian kidnappers have seized a local employee of Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell in the country’s oil hub of Port Harcourt, a military spokesman said Sunday. “I heard that a Shell worker has been kidnapped in Port Harcourt. But I don’t … read more
In the 12 years since Nigeria’s corrupt dictator General Sani Abacha died in office, investigators have struggled to find out what happened to the estimated £2.2bn he siphoned out of his country’s coffers during his brutal five-year rule. Though at … read more
The Nigerian government has directed all telecommunications operators in the country to discontinue the sale of unregistered SIM cards used in mobile phones, a senior official said Friday. New SIM cards can’t be sold “without capturing the necessary data,” the … read more
Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) Unlimited has admitted another oil spill from its facility at Qua Iboe oil field but declined to disclose the volume of crude lost in the fresh spill, which brings to three the number of such incidents … read more
A delegation from the Centre for Non-Violence and Peace Studies, United States of America has arrived Nigeria for the Federal Government‘s post amnesty programme scheduled to begin on Monday. The team of 30 peace and conflict resolution experts, consisting of … read more
In order to cover his tracks, Ahmed Sani Yerima, a senator from Zamfara State, took elaborate schemes to ensure that his marriage to a 14-year-old minor would not be detected by law enforcement agencies in Nigeria and Egypt, a preliminary … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has formed the nucleus of the campaign team that is expected to deliver him the presidency in 2011. NEXT can exclusively reveal that the group of 15 members, which includes 9 serving ministers, is being bankrolled by … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Canada for the G-8 outreach programme for invited heads of state . The summit is taking place at the Deerhurst Resort, Muskoka,Ontario. He will also be attending the G-20 Business Forum in Toronto, where he … read more
The long arms of the law finally caught up with two suspected kidnappers of a British citizen, living in Nigeria, as the Federal Capital Territory, Police Command rescued him from their grips. The two suspects paraded before newsmen yesterday at … read more