Nigeria will consider a deal to drop charges against US ex-vice president Dick Cheney and his former company Halliburton over a bribery scandal after “fruitful” weekend talks, officials said Monday. Asked whether the charges were being dropped after the negotiations … read more
Nigeria’s special joint military force has killed a suspected kidnapper blamed for a series of abductions of workers and other crimes in a southern state, an army spokesman said Monday. “Obioma Nwankwo, otherwise known as Osisikankwu, was killed during a … read more
Dubai’s highest court has ruled that former Nigerian state governor James Ibori can be extradited to the UK to face corruption charges. He is accused by Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency of stealing more than $290m (£196m) of state funds while in … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has been described as the most suitable of all those aspiring to be Nigeria’s president next year, being the only one without any burden of corruption. Leader of the Move Nigeria Project, Dr Godwin Daboh, who disclosed … read more
I am keeping this report vague at the moment to respect the wishes of those involved – however – I do feel it significant enough that you should all be made aware of this incident… Two expatriates were travelling in … read more
INDICATIONS have emerged that Dockworkers plan to shut down port operations nationwide before Christmas over delay by Terminal operators to review their conditions of service six months after the subsisting one elapsed. The Dockworkers, investigation revealed, are aggrieved by the … read more
Nigeria’s military said Sunday it had taken control of eight camps belonging to a notorious militant leader in southern Rivers State in the latest clampdown on unrest in the oil-rich Niger Delta. “The Joint Task Force has taken over eight … read more
The United States (U.S.) and Nigeria are collaborating to safeguard the Gulf of Guinea region, especially the capacity building of Nigerian Navy to address the many threats emanating in the Gulf, the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley, said on … read more
A new episode in the saga of underhand dealings between senior Nigerian officials and Pfizer over the battle to get justice for children in Kano who suffered physical and mental impairment when the pharmaceutical company administered a trial drug on … read more
Investigations into the theft of the Direct Data Capture (DDC) machines meant for the forthcoming voter registration exercise have exposed the poor security procedures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. THISDAY discovered that anybody, including possible terrorists, could … read more