Nigeria’s acting president has urged lawmakers to swiftly pass anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing laws to stop the country from being blacklisted globally. Goodluck Jonathan urged the deputies in a letter seen by journalists on Tuesday, to pass the bills … read more
The military in Nigeria on Tuesday exhumed seven bodies from fresh, shallow graves in an area plagued by clashes between Muslims and Christians that have left hundreds dead. The bodies, discovered in a predominantly Christian village near the sectarian flashpoint … read more
CHEERS and whoops of joy rent the air at airports around the world as airplanes took to the skies after five days of being grounded by a volcanic ash cloud that had crippled European travel. But weary passengers might have … read more
Two inmates were killed and 41 other people, including two warders, were injured Tuesday when irate prisoners set on fire a section of a jailhouse in northern Nigeria, a senior official said. “We have lost two inmates in the fire … read more
Following a formal directive from Ogbonna Onovo, inspector general of police, the top echelon of the police has been mobilized to effect the arrest of James Onanefe Ibori, former governor of Delta State. As a first line measure, the retinue … read more
The abductors of two German construction workers in Nigeria’s South-east Abia state have demanded a ransom of US$ 30 million, the police said Tuesday. Police spokesman A. Okechukwu, said the gunmen who kidnapped the expatriates had made contact with some … read more
Shell Petroleum Develop-ment Company (SPDC) is about to forfeit ownership of the land hosting its biggest export terminal in the country following the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Bonny terminal currently has … read more
Nigeria is working hard to free two Germans abducted in the southeastern state of Abia, an official said Monday, adding that the two men had taken unnecessary risks by travelling to the restive area. “We are working very hard to … read more
Two Christian farmers were killed on Monday and two others went missing in fresh attacks by suspected Muslim-Fulani nomads in Nigeria’s central Plateau State, police and residents said. The Fulani nomads allegedly attacked the farmers who were working on their … read more
A small number of flights have taken off from northern Europe after five days of inactivity caused by the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland. Planes have been taking off from Paris, Madrid and Frankfurt – however many flights remain … read more