President Umaru Yar’Adua, who returned to Nigeria in February after months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, has died at the age of 58. A presidential spokesman told the Associated Press that Yar’Adua died at 9pm yesterday at the Aso … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua of Nigeria, who died last night after after a long battle with kidney and heart ailments, has been remembered as a man of “decency and integrity”. President Obama and the new Nigerian leader led the tributes for … read more
As Nigeria buries its late President, Umaru Yar’Adua, Thursday at 2pm local time in his home state of northern Katsina, Nigerians were observing the day as a work-free to enable them pay tribute to their late President. The 58-year-old Yar’Adua, … read more
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was due to be sworn in as President Thursday morning, so he can fully step into the shoes of President Umaru Yar’Adua, who died late Wednesday at the presidential villa in the capital city of Abuja, … read more
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Nigerian police freed a Ghanaian woman after a shootout with her kidnappers in the restive oil city of Port Harcourt, police said Tuesday. “The Ghanaian woman is married to a Nigerian and was rescued from the boot of a car … read more
Nigeria’s public sector workers have suspended a planned strike over pay to enable further negotiations with the government on their demands, union officials said Tuesday. “The five-day strike due to start today has been suspended for two weeks to allow … read more
Royal Dutch Shell spilled nearly 14 000 tons of crude oil into the creeks of the Niger Delta last year, the company said on Tuesday, blaming thieves and militants for the environmental damage. The amount of oil spilled by Shell’s … read more
A former Nigerian government minister accused of misappropriating millions of euros will face corruption charges in court on Thursday, days after returning from self-imposed exile, his lawyer said. Nasir el-Rufai, the 2003-2007 minister in charge of Nigeria’s federal capital of … read more
The Egyptian child married last month in Abuja by Senator and former governor of Zamfara State, Ahmed Yerima is the 14-year-old daughter of M Eladly, his driver in Cairo, Egypt. Marim Maged M. Eladly was brought into Nigeria alongside 32 … read more