Hoaxers targeted oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell Plc on Monday, sending a bogus statement to news organisations about the company’s operations in Nigeria. The e-mail, complete with Shell logo and links to genuine websites including Shell’s own, as … read more
A Nigerian politician has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling cocaine at Lagos airport. Nigerian drug enforcement officials say Eme Zuru Ayortor swallowed nearly two kilograms of cocaine (4.4 lbs) in order to fund his election campaign. Police say body … read more
Growing opposition against the nomination of northern Kaduna state governor Namadi Sambo has created tension in the state, forcing the authorities to raise the level of security in the state. President Goodluck Jonathan formally sent Sambo’s name to the National … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday fired the newly-appointed managing director of the country’s state oil firm and ordered an audit of its accounts by a world-class firm, his office said. Shehu Ladan, who was appointed Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) … read more
Nigeria’s federal police force kills with impunity, extorts those it’s charged to protect and rapes arrested prostitutes as a “fringe benefit” of the job, a report by a civil liberties group alleges. The Open Society Justice Initiative’s report released Monday … read more
Nigeria’s parliament will begin confirmation hearings on Tuesday for President Goodluck Jonathan’s nominee for vice president, a senior lawmaker said today. Mr Ita Enang, chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, confirmed that President Jonathan asked parliament on … read more
As the House of Representatives prepares to consider the nomination of Kaduna State governor, Namadi Sambo, as Nigeria’s Vice President tomorrow, the presidency has began crucial fence mending efforts. The choice of Mr Sambo, a dark horse, has angered a … read more
The police in southwest Nigeria’s Ekiti State on Saturday rescued three foreign nationals from abductors that seized them at gun point on Friday night, Xinhua News Agency informed. State Commissioner of Police Kakwa Kasto disclosed this to reporters in Ado … read more
It was a bloody and sad weekend as gunmen unleashed terror on indigenes of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State; and Benin City, Edo State, leaving 17 of their victims dead and seven expatriates abducted. Three of the kidnapped foreigners … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has said the remaining 12 months of this administration is such a short time to achieve set targets. He has also asked Nigerians to pray for him saying “without your prayers I will be doomed, without the … read more