Nigeria’s leadership was in total confusion over who was in charge early this year with then-president Umaru Yar’Adua thought to be in a “semi-comatose state,” a leaked diplomatic cable showed Thursday. The cable, dated February 26, 2010, reported on a … read more
A top official from oil giant Shell told the then-US ambassador in Abuja that the firm had “access to everything that was being done” in certain Nigerian ministries, a leaked diplomatic cable showed Thursday. The US diplomatic cable, published by … read more
NIGER DELTA Liberation Force, NDLF, headed by militant leader, “General” John Togo, warned, yesterday, that it would embark on a massive bombing of oil pipelines in the creeks of Niger Delta, if the Federal Government refused to convene a post-amnesty … read more
Police in northern Nigeria say they have arrested eight members of a radical Muslim sect believed to be responsible for a rash of targeted killings. Borno state police chief Mohammed Abubakar said Tuesday that police arrested eight men between the … read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is facing a fresh challenge in its preparation for next year’s elections after a Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday restrained it from awarding contract for the importation of the Direct Data Capturing (DDC) machines … read more
The domination of the Nigerian oil industry by foreigners came under attack today as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) in Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) commenced an indefinite strike over the sacking of … read more
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta said on Tuesday that it had declared wanted an ex-militant leader, John Togo. The JTF Command Headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, described Togo as a dangerous criminal that should not be taken … read more
On the Verge of Major some say decisive – transitional elections in 2011, is suddenly faced with growing security challenges that could spell doom unless there are appropriate measures to tackle them. These threats are both internal and foreign, considering … read more
Nigerian investigators have asked to question officials from Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Halliburton Co.’s local unit in separate probes of allegedly illegal payments, the country’s financial crimes agency said. Luis Mera, managing director of Halliburton’s local unit, provided a … read more
The Nigerian government said it would abolish import bans on goods including textiles and furniture, a decision that could help attract retailers to one of the world’s largest untapped consumer markets. Finance Minister Olusegun Aganga said the bans, particularly on … read more