Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has alerted the police in the country’s capital over a plot to kill four journalists, urging adequate security for them and their families, officials said Saturday. The petition by the NUJ to the Abuja police … read more
The marriage took place at one of the Nigerian capital’s most recognizable landmarks, under the golden dome of the National Mosque in front of an audience of the elite. But the recent wedding of one of the Muslim leaders who … read more
Cheeks are still flushed and wine glasses still raised at the dumping of Maurice Iwu, Nigeria’s criticised elections chief. Accused of presiding over five years of massive electoral fraud, he is widely despised. Elections are barely a year away in … read more
SHELL says it is not true that its facility was attacked in Buguma on Thursday night as alleged by a group, Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) in an online mail to media men. In telephone chat on the allegation, Spokesman of … read more
Nigeria will tap on US security expertise to tackle the crisis in the volatile southern oil-producing Niger Delta, Foreign Minister Odein Ajumogobia said on Friday. He spoke as Nigeria, the United States’ fifth largest source of crude, created four special … read more
Nigeria’s sports minister, Ibrahim Bio, and Super Eagles coach, Lars Lagerback, will later today meet with representatives of football’s world body, FIFA, in an attempt to dump the Ballito Hampshire Hotel contracted to serve as the national team’s base camp … read more
Divisions within Nigeria’s ruling party threaten its continued dominance as the country prepares for elections next year. The People’s Democratic Party is the undisputed king of Nigerian politics, having won the last three presidential elections, holding majorities in both houses … read more
Nigeria’s white-collar oil union on Thursday urged the acting president to stem rising insecurity, saying that sectarian violence and attacks on oil facilities were hurting the country. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria said in a … read more
PRESIDENT Barack Obama of the United States (U.S.) has been asked to list Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC) because of the incessant religious crises, abuses and violence, especially in the northern part of the country. A statutory … read more
Former militants fed up with a Nigerian government amnesty program are regrouping and are behind a renewed wave of kidnappings, robberies and oil theft, security officials say. A group of ex-rebels are believed to be responsible for a “major attack” … read more