Nigeria’s Senate has ordered an investigation into reports that the police failed to attend the scene of a brutal robbery, which left many dead. Photographs of corpses littering the Lagos-Benin highway last week have been circulating on the internet and … read more
Press Statement from the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) of Niger Delta As we continue to perfect plans on how to defeat Nigeria, liberate our territory and build an independent Niger Delta State, new pre-emptive strikes are being carried out in … read more
The Nigerian authorities on Wednesday charged a former state governor with stealing $100-million of public funds, the country’s anti-corruption agency said. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) brought 149 graft charges against the ex-governor of the central state of … read more
The Nigerian office of Minerva Group, the main financial backer of a $2.5bn bid for Nitel, the former monopoly in one of the world’s hottest telecoms markets, is hard to find. The Financial Times failed to locate it at an … read more
The Executive Council of the federation yesterday received the report of the six-man cabinet delegation that was sent to Saudi Arabia to see the Nigerian president before his unannounced departure from the Arab country last week. The team included Mr. … read more
A militant faction in Nigeria’s Niger Delta said on Thursday it had blown up an oil facility operated by Italy’s Agip, its second attack in as many days, and warned foreign oil companies to leave the region. The Joint Revolutionary … read more
Nigeria’s ruling political party has said it wants a Muslim from the north to stand as its candidate for the oil-rich nation’s presidential election next year, blocking the country’s Christian acting president from seeking the office. The announcement by Vincent … read more
Nigeria’s powerful state governors pledged their support for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, saying he should continue to lead Africa’s most populous nation while its ailing leader recuperates. The public support of Nigeria’s 36 state governors is the latest … read more
Nigeria’s information minister says lack of information about the state of health of President Umaru Yar’Adua is becoming a source of instability in Africa’s most populous nation. The ailing president, whose return to Nigeria last week sparked renewed uncertainty, is … read more
A spokeswoman says an African satellite network has received no ransom demand for three of its journalists kidnapped in Nigeria. MultiChoice Africa spokeswoman Caroline Creasy says those kidnapped Monday in the restive Niger Delta region include a cameraman, an audio … read more