I’m not sure the Nigerian Tourist Board had much to do with the political thriller Blood and Oil (BBC2). It looks like a terrifying country. Foreign oil-workers live in gated, air-conditioned compounds and are ferried around in 4x4s with police … read more
An Islamic court in Nigeria has permanently banned a rights group from holding an internet debate about amputation as a form of punishment. This follows a temporary order made last week by a court in northern Nigeria preventing Facebook and … read more
Text messages threatening fresh religious uprising, suspected to be from Islamic sects, have placed Nigerian police and immigration services on alert against any possible attacks in the northern areas. The incident came close on the heels of secret killing of … read more
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi suggested Monday that Nigeria be split along ethnic lines, like Yugoslavia, into several mini-states as a way of resolving violence in Africa’s most populous nation. Gadhafi drew Nigeria’s anger last week by saying the oil-rich nation … read more
An armed group attacked a security outpost in Cameroon’s southwest Bakassi peninsula and made off with weapons although no one was killed in the raid, sources said. The unidentified group, which was “heavily armed and came in a pirogue” attacked … read more
Afren, the oil explorer focused on west Africa, reported the first full-year profit in its history and is preparing to snap up more Nigerian oil fields from international operators who are retreating from the country. Osman Shahenshah, chief executive, said … read more
SENATE President David Mark had to step in, yesterday, to stem the uproar generated in the upper house when Prof. Dora Akunyili was being screened by the Senate. This was even as a fresh list of five ministerial nominees was … read more
Thirty three ministerial nominees whose names were sent to the Senate by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan last week as well as four others whose names were added to the list at the weekend are expected to appear before the full … read more
There is a massive hunt for James Ibori, the former governor of Delta State, in connection with recently launched investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on his role in the illegal disposal of about 500 million units … read more
Ibrahim Shekarau, the Kano State governor, yesterday debunked claims by some state governors that they have recently met with ailing president, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Mr. Shekarau, who spoke on Radio Kano programme, Da Bazar Ku, said that none of the … read more