The price of diesel is going up again and at a time when homes and businesses in Nigeria are experiencing perhaps the most miserable time yet in the hands of Power Holding Company (PHCN). According to investigations by our reporters, … read more
Several members of Boko Haram, the Islamic sect blamed for the violence that swept across five states in northern Nigeria last week, were trained in Algeria in the last three years while the sect got its arms from Afghanistan, the … read more
Twenty-two passengers of a luxury bus were crushed to death by a truck that ran over them while they were held down by armed robbers along the Sagamu-Benin expressway in southern Nigeria overnight Saturday, the local media reported Sunday. The … read more
Questions and concerns are being raised over the death of the notorious leader of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Mohammed Yusuf who was killed, Thursday while in the custody of the Nigerian police after his purported arrest earlier that day in … read more
THE military offensive against members of the extremist Boko Haram Islamic group claimed more casualties yesterday. A suspected sponsor of the sect, Mohammed Yusuf-led sect, Alhaji Buji Foi, was given summary execution in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital by the … read more
Pfizer has signed a $US75 million agreement with Nigeria to settle charges that the drug company illegally tested a drug on children during a 1996 meningitis epidemic. Nigerian authorities say Pfizer’s test of the antibiotic Trovan killed 11 children and … read more
Amnesty International and other rights bodies Friday slammed Nigeria’s proposed reform to the oil and gas sector, saying it failed to address the key industry’s impact on local communities. “As presently drafted, the bill fails to address the social and … read more
After nearly two days of military bombardment of his Maiduguri, Borno State base, the leader of the Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf, was killed yesterday in a shoot-out with security forces. Yusuf�s deputy arrested two days ago has … read more
EFFORTS to resolve the lingering industrial dispute between the management of Addax Petroleum Nigeria Limited and its workers over severance benefits after the company was bought over by a Chinese company, Sinopec, appears not to be yielding results as two … read more
AFTER four days of fierce gun battle between the Nigerian armed forces and members of an Islamic sect, Boko Haram, calm returned to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital yesterday. The military said that they had successfully crushed the uprising by … read more