Al-Qaeda’s north Africa branch said Wednesday it was holding a German engineer kidnapped in Nigeria two months ago, and that it wanted to swap him for a jailed Muslim woman, a private news agency in Mauritania said. “We inform you … read more
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan received last night Emirati citizen Mohammed Khamis Majid who returned to the country after he was freed from his kidnappers in Nigeria by the Interior Ministry. … read more
Europe’s Air France is boosting its Africa connections from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport with a new daily flight to Abuja in Nigeria from June 4 this year. Flights will be operated by an A330-200 with a total capacity of … read more
A Lebanese businessman, whose name was given as Sarkis, has been kidnapped in Edo State. Sarkis, who is the Managing Director of Reality Nigeria and a petrol dealer, was said to have been abducted on Tuesday night at his house … read more
Want to get noticed for a rock-solid stomach? Try ingesting almost five pounds of heroin pellets. During a patdown, customs agents spotted a Nigerian woman at a D.C.-area airport on March 14 who had what was described as an “abnormally … read more
Shell Petroleum Development Co. was ordered by a Nigerian court to pay more than $25 million to five communities in Imo state for a 1997 oil spill. The communities sued Shell for compensation for immediate direct losses to their means … read more
Gulf of Guinea piracy is set to become the next major concern for oil shipments as attacks, particularly on oil tankers, are on the rise, along with insurance premiums for shippers; but a recalculation of security needs beyond the short-term … read more
The government of United Arab Emirate has revealed the rescue Monday night of its citizen abducted by a Nigerian gang two months ago. UAE Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday that the Nigerian armed kidnappers, who were arrested, were hoping … read more
As the government contends with a Boko Haram militia determined to make the north ungovernable, a new round of attacks has erupted in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Apart from the financial damage of a new Delta crisis, it adds to … read more
A UN-linked body launched a campaign in Nigeria on Tuesday aimed at preventing deaths due to toxic smoke from rudimentary cookstoves, one of the developing world’s worst public health threats. Some two million people die annually from diseases caused by … read more