A zookeeper has died after a lion mauled him in a park in northern Nigeria. The lion broke out of its cage in the popular Gamji Gate amusement park in Kaduna city, injuring Mustapha Adam in the neck. Mr Adam … read more
In the heart of Gboko’s main market, in Benue state, central Nigeria, stains still darken the dusty corners of the car park, where seven men were burned alive in broad daylight. Their only crime was to have “light skin and … read more
Some passengers of Nigerian air carrier, Dana Airline, expressed fear when the door of an aircraft belonging to the airline fell off upon landing. One of the passengers on the flight, Dapo Sanwo, said the door panel was loose all … read more
Africa’s top oil producer is learning to ignore crude prices, Nigeria’s Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said. “We’ve gotten to a point where we don’t care,” whether oil prices will be sustained at the level that they have recently risen to, … read more
Nigerian militant group Niger Delta Avengers said on Wednesday it planned to launch attacks on the country’s oil sector in the next few days. The group claimed responsibility for most attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta in 2016, … read more
Nigeria’s political parties must select their candidates for the country’s 2019 presidential election between Aug. 18 and Oct. 7 this year, the electoral commission said on Tuesday in a timetable of the polling process. Presidential and parliamentary elections will be … read more
Shell and Eni as well as former and current executives will face trial over a $1.1 billion bribery scandal to take control of one of Africa’s most lucrative oil blocks in Nigeria, a judge in Milan ruled Wednesday. Anti-corruption campaigners … read more
Pope Francis on Sunday prayed for the swift release of six Catholic nuns kidnapped one month ago in Nigeria, joining his appeal to one issued by the bishops’ conference of Africa’s most populous nation. “From the heart, I unite myself … read more
At least four people were killed in an attack on a convoy of World Food Program (WFP) in Nigeria’s insurgency-wracked northeast. “WFP can confirm that a convoy escorted by the Nigerian military including WFP hired-trucks was the subject of an … read more
Shell Oil knew of human rights abuses by Nigerian forces amid a crackdown on a local tribe opposed to extraction activity on its lands, Amnesty International said. Shell also “motivated” troops to deal with the uprising, which left dozens dead … read more