LAGOS Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (Lamata) has signed a letter of intent with Alstom regarding phases 1 and 2 of the Blue Line, which will be the first metro line in Lagos. The signing ceremony took place during the France-Nigeria … read more
Virgin Atlantic flew about 26 million passengers and operated over 12,000 flights to Nigeria within the past 17 years, the airline said. A statement to mark the anniversary said it served about four million glasses of bubbly and flew 38,600,000km … read more
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have formed a breakaway group in what is expected to be a prelude to defections as elections approach next year. President Muhammadu Buhari’s former ally, Buba Galadima, on Wednesday announced the creation … read more
On his first trip to Nigeria as president, France’s Emmanuel Macron seemed anti-establishment. Yes, he landed to the regular pomp of a presidential welcome and had a meeting with Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria’s capital. But beyond that, much … read more
A self-styled traditional healer in Nigeria has died after one of his clients tested his “bullet-proof” charms on him. Chinaka Adoezuwe, 26, was killed after instructing the man to shoot him as he was wearing the charms around his neck. … read more
Nigeria was recently rated the poorest country in the world, ahead of India, and that’s despite several hundred billion dollars in oil earnings over the last decade, a transparency group has said. The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, as quoted … read more
An age-old conflict over grazing land in Nigeria that’s exploded into widespread violence may be threatening President Muhammadu Buhari’s chances for re-election in February. Buhari’s administration has been unable to calm a crisis that saw at least 200 people killed … read more
Nigerian police say they have found the bodies of 41 men with their throats cut in a northern area that is notorious as a hideout for criminal gangs. Eighteen bodies were found in a river on Sunday while 23 others … read more
Floyd Mayweather is stepping into the ring for a new legal fight after being sued by a Nigerian company claiming he scammed them. According to TMZ, Zinni Media is suing Mayweather for skipping out on five scheduled appearances. In June … read more
Mikel Obi played in Nigeria’s defeat to Argentina despite concerns over his father’s safety, the Guardian of UK reports. Mikel was told that his father had been kidnapped and would be killed if he reported anything – just hours before he led … read more