A British national, who is said to be in the employ of Shell Petroleum Development Company, is now on the watch list of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) at Onne Port for allegedly importing illegal arm and ammunition into Nigeria. … read more
FOLLOWING reported threats by the members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect to extend their onslaught to notable federal universities in country, security has been placed on the red alert at the University of Nigeria. Our correspondent who visited the … read more
Six suspected members of a radical Muslim sect accused of plotting bombings that killed 25 people in Nigeria have pleaded not guilty to the charges they face. The six men appeared Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja for … read more
Gunmen attacked a ship Friday supplying an Exxon Mobil Corp. offshore oil rig near the coast of Nigeria, kidnapping a sailor and leaving another wounded, an official said. The attack happened off the coast of Akwa Ibom state, the home … read more
Six suspected members of Nigeria’s Islamist group Boko Haram pleaded innocent Friday to charges of engaging in a recent string of deadly bombings near the Nigerian capital. In an Abuja high court, the six were hit with a five count … read more
Police in Nigeria’s main oil-producing region have discovered 12 bodies left in a village and rescued a Romanian expatriate worker kidnapped in separate incidents, authorities said on Friday. Police on patrol on Wednesday “saw the corpses of 12 persons, suspected … read more
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given a grace period for subscribers who were unable to register their SIM cards during the six-month registration exercise. A statement by the NCC and signed by the Head, Media and Public Relations, Reuben … read more
The federal government has said the decision to have a low-keyed celebration of this year’s national Independence anniversary has nothing to do with fears over the threat of bombing by either the Movement for and Emancipation of the Niger Delta … read more
Twelve unidentified corpses were, Thursday, dumped at Ula Ukata community in Ahoada Local Government Area of Rivers State, throwing the community into confusion. Journalists gathered that the bodies were strange faces, as no one or group had reported the loss … read more
Following the United Nations’ suspension of official travels to the country due to the spate of bomb attacks in Abuja, residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have described the decision as “unfortunate” and a setback in the country’s efforts … read more