A big Swiss shipping and logistics company and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, one of its customers, are close to settling foreign-bribery charges stemming from a three-year U.S. investigation, said people familiar with the matter. It could be the first in … read more
Nigeria’s Fifa executive committee member Amos Adamu is alleged to have offered to sell his vote in the contest to host the 2018 World Cup, according to a Sunday Times report. The newspaper claims Nigerian Amos Adamu, a Fifa executive … read more
MEND on Friday warned of an “imminent” attack in the country’s capital, after having claimed responsibility for twin car bombings on independence day two weeks ago. The threat came in a statement that criticised the government’s response to the previous … read more
A former rebel group leader accused of orchestrating Nigeria’s deadly independence day blasts sought Friday to poke holes in the prosecution’s case against him in testimony at his bail hearing. Henry Okah, ex-leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of … read more
Gunmen killed two policemen manning a checkpoint in northern Nigeria in the latest in a wave of such shootings that have raised alarm over rebels from an Islamist sect, an official said Friday. The attack led authorities to announce that … read more
Nigeria needs to move quickly to establish a new election timetable and get on with registering voters if it is to hold credible polls next year, a group of international observers said on Friday. U.S.-based election watchdog the National Democratic … read more
A feared Islamic sect responsible for a recent federal prison break and targeted killings in northern Nigeria has demanded an amnesty offer from the government to stop the violence. The communication from the Boko Haram sect said the group wanted … read more
Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah was in contact with his bombing conspirators in Nigeria before and after a deadly car blast in the capital of Abuja, according to a South African police investigation. Okah was arrested in Johannesburg shortly after … read more
A third Nigerian runner has failed a doping test at the Commonwealth Games and been stripped of two silver medals. Folashade Abugan tested positive for a steroid and waived her right to have a “B” sample tested, the Commonwealth Games … read more
Diarrhea has killed more than 194, 000 children under five annually in Nigeria, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). This figure was the second highest in the world, after India, the world body said in a statement. The … read more