Samuel Shoyeju, 53, a UK-based Nigerian and an immigration officer with the UK Border Agency, has pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office at the Basildon Crown Court for visa racketeering. According to a report in the Friday issue … read more
Crack Nigerian Army commandos, who just concluded a special training in the United States, have been deployed in the North to combat the terrorist attacks. Our correspondents gathered that the commandos were part of the personnel of the Nigeria Army … read more
The spate of hostage taking in Nigeria has shot the country into the number four position in global ranking, according to the American Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). Although the Bureau did not disclose the three countries ahead of Nigeria … read more
Nigeria and China are set to form stronger ties as both countries, on Wednesday, agreed to explore making Nigeria a major manufacturing zone for China’s … key industrial enterprises, according to reports from the Vanguard. Mr. Weng Jieming, the director … read more
A roadside bomb exploded in northern Nigeria’s volatile city of Bauchi, injuring four people, the latest in a series of attacks to hit the region in recent months, police said Saturday. “There was a bomb blast in Wuntin-dada suburb of … read more
Days after the United States Government alerted that members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect might attack three luxury hotels in Abuja, the hospitality business in the city took a dangerous nosedive. Deputy Editor Investigations, Ibanga Isine writes. While Transcorps … read more
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe arrived in Nigeria on Friday for a visit to include talks on cooperating to fight terrorism, with the West African nation hit by scores of recent attacks. Juppe was to meet President Goodluck Jonathan and … read more
Police say women are protesting insecurity that led to the killing of a traditional ruler in a part of north central Nigeria that has seen repeated riots over the last few days. Kaduna state police chief Bala Nasarawa told The … read more
France says it is investing $1 million to help fight piracy off West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, where there has been a spike in pirate attacks in recent months. A spokesman for the French embassy in Cotonou, Benin, told The … read more
At least 43 villages in Nigeria continue to present cases of lead poisoning, 18 months ago after cases were first discovered in the region, the United Nations reported today, calling for an increase in preventive measures in the African country. … read more