A Nigerian militant group, the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC), said Sunday it had “successfully disabled” a major oil pipeline operated by Shell in Nigeria’s oil producing Niger Delta region. The group said in an online statement that the trunk line … read more
Fresh attacks on oil pipelines and a spate of new kidnappings have heightened fears that a peace deal in southern Nigeria’s oil war has lost momentum because of President Umaru Yar’Adua’s health problems. Yar’Adua proposed an unconditional amnesty for militants … read more
The aged mother of ailing President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has been moved to Saudi Arabia to be at his bedside further heightening anxiety in his Katsina home state that his health may not be getting better. Other members of his … read more
Nigeria’s National Assembly meets Tuesday in a session that will consider a request by state governors to make the vice president the country’s acting leader because of the prolonged medical absence of the president. Lawmakers will discuss the health of … read more
A Nigerian militant group claimed it had attacked a major oil pipeline operated by a Royal Dutch Shell PLC subsidiary in Nigeria, although the international oil giant could not confirm the attack occurred. Nigeria is one of Africa’s largest oil … read more
The incumbent in Nigeria’s Anambra state was on Sunday pronounced the winner of a flawed gubernatorial vote seen as a test for Africa’s largest democracy ahead of presidential elections next year. Despite flaws arising from chaotic voter registration and long … read more
Shell oil company denied Sunday a claim by Nigerian militants that they had attacked a major Shell pipeline in the volatile Niger Delta, a company spokesman said. A group called the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) said in a statement that … read more
Nigeria’s president has been away ill for more than two months. A militant group vows to renew its war against the oil industry. And Muslim-Christian violence has drawn a threat of jihad from an al-Qaeda-linked group. Conflict and the leadership … read more
The Nigerian army has said the video clip being circulated in the internet about the summary killing allegedly perpetuated by its personnel during the Jos riot was a wicked manipulation. The army said the scene was very disturbing and was … read more
A chaotic election in a volatile Nigerian state has highlighted the dire need for electoral reforms in the African giant a year ahead of presidential polls, analysts and observers said Monday. Former federal vice-president Alex Ekwueme described the weekend gubernatorial … read more