NIGERIANS continued yesterday to live under the hobbling impact of fuel scarcity as the product still sold for N100 instead of the official N65. The development made the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) to call on the Nigerian … read more
A Nigerian man accused of trying to detonate explosives on a US-bound flight has provided “useful intelligence” to FBI interrogators, according to US officials. Robert Gibbs, the White House spokesman, said on Tuesday that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab gave the information … read more
.K. security services were aware of airline-bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab before his alleged Christmas attack on a U.S.-bound flight but didn’t consider him a threat, Home Secretary Alan Johnson told Parliament on Tuesday. “During [Mr. Abdulmutallab’s] time in the … read more
As controversy and anger continue to trail the listing of Nigeria as one of the 10 countries on the United States of America’s top security watch list, the Senate has threatened to severe diplomatic relations with the country if by … read more
The Nigerian government yesterday protested its inclusion by its American counterpart among nations it considers as “countries of interest” – those that sponsor state terrorism. In the wake of the protest, LEADERSHIP learnt that the National Security Adviser, Gen. Abdullahi … read more
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi on Monday dismantled a police checkpoint along Port Harcourt/Owerri Road, for causing hardship to motorists. Amaechi, who was returning from Ohakpu, Orlu in Imo State, was held up in traffic for long due to the … read more
Americans were alarmed to learn of the attempt to bring down an American airliner over Detroit, Michigan, on Christmas Day. But Nigerians were especially shocked to learn that one of their own, Umar Farouk AbdulMuttalab, was the perpetrator. Nigerians, from … read more
The listing of Nigeria as one of the seven countries on the United States of America top security watch will affect the rate of investment in Nigeria, except the federal government takes steps to strengthen its foreign policies, the President … read more
Forty-two days after the Nigerian president, Umaru Yar’Adua, left Nigerian for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, a group has petitioned the United Nations to hold an emergency session on Nigeria. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday, December … read more
government has announced that visitors from several countries will be subject to new airport security screening procedures. Beginning Monday, all passengers flying from or via at least 14 countries, including Nigeria and Yemen, will be patted down and have all … read more