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Abducted Britons and Colombian freed

Three Britons and a Colombian kidnapped last week in Nigeria’s Delta region have been freed, local police say. Gunmen snatched the group, who were working for oil giant Shell, near the city of Port Harcourt last Tuesday, killing a Nigerian … read more

5,000 displaced after violence

About 5,000 people were displaced in Nigeria as clashes between Christians and Muslims erupted in Jos, a city that saw more than 300 residents killed during a similar uprising in 2008. Twenty-six people were dead and 69 injured as rioters … read more

Nigeria Records First Swine Flu Death

The Federal Ministry of Health yesterday warned the public to beware of the deadly HINI Influenza virus, commonly known as Swine flu, as Nigeria has officially recorded its first death from the pandemic. Before the latest case, there was a … read more

Jos crisis: Police arrest 60 suspects

Nasarawa Gwom in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State remained a ghost town yesterday, a day after the violence in which scores died. A similar disturbance occurred in the area 14 months ago. Despite the gradual return of … read more

Alamieseigha declares militancy dead

FIRST civilian governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, declared at Patani in Delta State, weekend, that militan-cy was dead and no longer fashionable as far as the liberation of the Ijaw ethnic nationality and Niger-Delta was concerned. Also, former … read more

Check-in equipment crashes at Lagos airport

Hundreds of passengers were left stranded on Sunday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos after the check-in system at the airport crashed. The system breakdown, which occurred in the morning, prompted international airline operators at the airport to … read more

Fuel Scarcity May Persist Till May

The perennial fuel scarcity rocking Nigeria may persist till May, Sunday Independent gathered at the weekend. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which was hitherto responsible for importation of 47 per cent out of the 32 million litres of fuel … read more

EFCC Seals off 104 Cecilia Ibru Properties

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the weekend, said it had sealed off 104 properties and confiscated shares in 77 companies belonging to the sacked Managing Director of Oceanic Bank Plc, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru. The anti-graft agency, however, … read more