The alleged attempt by a Nigerian man to detonate a bomb on a U.S.-bound flight has frayed Nigeria’s diplomatic ties with its number one buyer of oil: the U.S. Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe said that the country does not … read more
Gunmen Tuesday abducted three British and one Colombian nationals working for a Shell contractor as they travelled from Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state in the restive Niger Delta oil region, to Afam in South-east Abia state, the police … read more
Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s Vice-President, said recently that the country was “in the hands of God”. One thing is for sure — no one else is in charge. The prospect of Africa’s most populous nation, home to 150 million people, slipping … read more
Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN, yesterday, said that the over 150 million Nigerians who voted President Umaru Yar’Adua into office are not entitled to know his health status notwithstanding his abandonment of his duty post in … read more
Nigeria’s president, not seen since going into hospital in Saudi Arabia for heart treatment in November, has told the BBC he hopes to resume his duties. In his first interview since then, Umaru Yar’Adua said he was recovering and hoped … read more
Nigerian militants Monday threatened retaliation against army soldiers following the death of two workers in an army shooting Jan. 4, which also led to an attack at a Chevron Corp. (CVX) site. In an email to Dow Jones Newswires, a … read more
The banker father of the young Nigerian suspected of trying to blow up a US-bound jet on Christmas day with a bomb sewn into his briefs, has been asked to testify before the US Congress, a committee said Monday. “Mr. … read more
THE tension was infectious. Everyone was eager to get the latest. The news came as the usual ‘Breaking News’. There were calls from everywhere to our newsroom. Many of them had heard the ‘news’ on ‘CNN’, some said it was … read more
Tension began to build in the Senate yesterday ahead of today’s proposed motion on the health of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, which may lead to the setting up of a team to pay a verification visit to the President. Yar’Adua … read more
Unknown gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped three British workers and one Colombian on Tuesday in an attack on their convoy near the oil hub Port Harcourt, security sources told Reuters. A Nigerian security officer was killed in the incident and no … read more