The Home Office has granted refugee status to a prominent Nigerian LGBT activist, ending a 13-year battle over her right to remain in the UK. Aderonke Apata, 50, says she knew she was gay from the age of 16 and … read more
The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced the arrest of suspects who abducted the five German expatriates, as well as Boko Haram fighters and gunrunners. In a release signed by Tony Opuiyo, the Service revealed that it recovered items … read more
The mounting filth around the Lagos metropolis is said to be serving as a breeding ground for rats that are vectors of the Lassa fever, thereby contributing to the outbreak of the disease. According to the Lagos state University Teaching … read more
Nigeria’s president says he feels healthy enough to return home from London after three months away but says ultimately the decision is up to his doctors. President Muhammadu Buhari has been undergoing medical treatment for an undisclosed illness since early … read more
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said it traced at least $615 million of allegedly illegally acquired cash and properties to the West Africa nation’s former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. In addition to “boxes of gold, silver and diamond jewelry, worth several million … read more
Hundreds of protesters have descended on a Shell crude oil flow station in the Niger Delta, a news report said. The protesters demanded jobs and infrastructure development and an end to pollution in the area, a witness told Reuters. Soldiers … read more
Nigeria’s military raided a United Nations compound on Friday in the northeastern city at the epicentre of a conflict with Islamist insurgency Boko Haram, a UN official said. The objective of the search could not be determined but it could … read more
An abandoned bag at the Hajj and Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos caused panic on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, as a bomb unit was called in to contain the apparent threat. After arriving on the … read more
Despite generating revenue from crude oil export from 2005 to 2015, Nigeria recorded less than 0.5 per cent savings in its Excess Crude Account (ECA), according to the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). According to the agency in a … read more
Nigerian protesters demanded Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari, receiving treatment in London for an undisclosed ailment for more than three months, either return or resign. Buhari left for the British capital on May 7 on what is his latest medical … read more