At the beginning of March 2012, South African (SA) Immigration Authorities deported 125 Nigerians who had just flown directly to Johannesburg from Nigeria. After an overnight detention at the Oliver Tambo International Airport, the hapless travelers were sent back home … read more
A typical oil and gas executive in Nigeria earns nearly half a million dollars a year, chalking up the biggest premium for working abroad over salary levels in Britain, research released on Monday showed. A typical senior oil and gas … read more
Arik Air said it would have to stop its daily flights between Abuja and London because it was being prevented from getting arrival and departure slots at UK airports, an accusation that risked reigniting a diplomatic row. Arik Air – … read more
A respected cleric mediating in peace talks between the Nigerian government and the Boko Haram Islamist sect announced Saturday he was quitting the talks, accusing the government of insincerity. Ibrahim Datti Ahmad who heads the Supreme Council for Sharia in … read more
A giant manta ray was found dead after it became entangled in a ship’s anchor. Men aboard the oil-rig servicing vessel in the South Atlantic will have no doubt go the shock of their lives when they noticed the large … read more
Witnesses tell of horror as gunmen converged on a small village in central Nigeria, searching the homes and shooting specific people one by one, including a local pastor.“It was chaos. It was horrifying. They pulled out people and just shot … read more
South Africa on Thursday again apologised to Nigeria but ruled out the payment of compensation to the 125 Nigerians who were refused entry to their country and forcefully repatriated back to Nigeria on 2 May, 2012. The deportation sparked a … read more
The Nigeria police Force is to ground all its six helicopters for necessary checks, following Wednesday’s crash of a police chopper in the northern city of Jos, which killed all four police officers, including a Deputy Inspector General, on board. … read more
The President of Nigeria has said he bore some of the responsibility for the deaths of two hostages killed when his troops, alongside British special forces, attempting to rescue them. However, Goodluck Jonathan insisted it was vital to mount the … read more
Ten people were killed and five others severely injured in three overnight attacks by gunmen in north west Nigeria’s Kaduna State. A witness, Sunday Amos, who claimed to have escaped death by the whiskers told Xinhua late on Friday that … read more