To encourage residents to take part in the ongoing voter registration across Nigeria, the government of Lagos state has said passengers who can show their voter’s card will be allowed to ride free on its intra-city buses, tagged LAGBUS, on … read more
At a hearing in The Hague, Shell was bombarded with accusations from Amnesty International and other pressure groups who claim as many as 9m barrels have been spilt in the African nation since oil exploration began in the 1950s. Not … read more
Following rumours of possible bomb attack at the nation’s flagship airport, Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, yesterday, passengers and operators were gripped with fear as most of them became suspicious of each other. However, while speaking to newsmen, Commissioner of Police, … read more
Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth Tuesday said they had filed an official complaint against Ango-Dutch firm Shell for shirking responsibility for oil spills in Nigeria and wreaking havoc on the environment. A joint statement said Shell’s operations in … read more
Suspected Islamists have killed three soldiers in attacks in northern Nigeria in the past two days, the military said Monday, the latest in a spate of such incidents that have left dozens dead. The attacks by suspected Islamist sect members … read more
Suspected members of an Islamist sect blamed for a series of attacks in Nigeria’s north shot dead a soldier guarding a church on Sunday and stole his rifle, an army spokesman said. Attackers on motorcycles killed the soldier in the … read more
Nigeria’s foreign minister on Monday called on the UN Security Council to authorise force in Ivory Coast as West African nations seek to further pressure strongman Laurent Gbagbo to quit power. Odein Ajumogobia, in an editorial published in Nigerian newspapers, … read more
A Nigerian, Uzoma Joseph, died on Sunday, when South African police officers raided a home belonging to Azukah, wife of detained Nigerian militant, Henry Okah, claiming to be searching for drugs allegedly belonging to some tenants. An eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters … read more
About 5000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the crises in Plateau State have been absorbed into Bauchi State following the launch of a resettlement programme by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in conjunction with Bauchi State Government at the … read more
THERE are strong indications that the government of the federation may have been alerted to and may soon start taking steps to douse tension caused by the bitter campaigns that preceded the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary as well … read more