“Unlike other ministries where witches and wizards are beaten or stoned to death, Liberty is the only Ministry that shows mercy to witches.” So boast the Liberty Foundation Gospel Ministries, whose leader, Helen Ukpabio, is claimed to be one of … read more
Somalia, Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea, and the Malacca Straits cost the Global economy about $12 billion a year from piracy operations, experts have revealed. UK think-tank Chatham House, Somalia, Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea, and the Malacca … read more
Acting on a tip-off from its US counterpart, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Thursday evening seized a large consignment of concentrated cocaine, valued at 1.1 billion naira, at the Tin Can Island Port in the country’s commercial city … read more
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency said in a statement it arrested 12 executives from multinational oil-servicing firms over an alleged $100 million bribery scheme, the AFP reported. Those arrested included executives from Noble Inc., Tidewater Inc., Murphy Shipping and Transocean Ltd., the … read more
An explosion hit the local headquarters of an opposition party in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta on Thursday shortly after delegates had finished holding state governorship primaries, a senior official said. The explosion at the Labour Party office in Bayelsa appeared … read more
Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party has nominated incumbent Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate after fending off a primary challenge in the country’s mainly Muslim north. Jonathan’s nomination on Friday allows him to stand in the April presidential elections, which … read more
U.S. energy firm Chevron said on Thursday an oil pipeline in Nigeria’s southern Delta state which was breached in December has been repaired and is operating normally again. “The impacted line is fixed and operations normal,” a Chevron spokesman said. … read more
Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan, who on Friday won the ruling party’s nomination for April’s presidential vote, is a fedora-wearing zoologist who has had an unlikely rise through his country’s ruthless political world. President Jonathan, 53, easily won the Peoples Democratic Party … read more
Troops have arrested a militant in the country’s main oil-producing region whose gang was accused of kidnapping and pipeline sabotage, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities say Keiti Sese, also known as Commander Noumekeme, is among several militants who have sought to … read more
Dutch brewer Heineken NV said Wednesday that it has bought a controlling interest in five breweries in Nigeria, as it moves to quickly expand in one of the world’s fastest growing beer markets and Africa’s second-largest. The purchase from Sona … read more