The British government yesterday warned that it would take retaliatory steps against Nigerian airlines, if the federal government bans carriers over fare disparity. This came as British Airways said in a statement last night that all its fares were competitive … read more
SUSPECTED ex-militants , weekend, bombed a crude oil pipeline belonging to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, SNPECo, in Bayelsa State, but an official said, last night, that the company was not aware of the incident. Sunday Vanguard was told … read more
The European Parliament has called on Nigeria to reject a new bill which would further threaten the wellbeing of local and visiting LGBT people. The Same Gender Marriage Prohibition Bill was first announced in 2011 seeking to punish those in … read more
It was like a scene from one of those Hollywood movies. People gathered around, not believing their ears as they listened to the young man who was not the least ashamed of his trade. Ifeanyi Benedith Agah told the astounded … read more
An hours-long gun battle raged on Saturday in a northern Nigerian city that’s the spiritual home of a radical Islamist sect, and a car bomb exploded during a gun fight with members of the group in another city in the … read more
A raid carried out on suspected members of the Boko Haram sect resulted in the killing of undisclosed number of the sect members yesterday, while several others were injured in a pre-dawn operation carried out by the Joint Security Task … read more
A group of 35 Nigerian villages sued Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Friday in a British court, claiming that the company’s slow response to two spills in 2008 left their delta region soaked in crude oil that destroyed the environment … read more
Two Russian and one Filipino seamen from the ship “Breeze Clipper”, captured by pirates on February 28th in Nigeria, were released Saturday. This was reported by the inspector of the International Federation of Transport Workers, Piotr Osichansky. According to him, … read more
Initially facilitated by a journalist, talks between the Supreme Council for Sharia, on behalf of the Abuja government, and Boko Haram, the radical Islamic movement held responsible for a campaign of terror in northern Nigeria, have broken down. A Boko … read more
The controversial vessel, MT Madina, was arrested in Ghana earlier this month for its alleged involvement in crude oil lifting. Now however, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has confirmed that the vessel is not Nigerian. The ship … read more