Two Nigerian soldiers guarding oil facilities in Bomadi area of Delta State were killed when unknown gunmen suspected to be Niger Delta militants attacked their positions, a military Joint Task Force (JTF) spokesman, said yesterday. Also, unknown gunmen numbering about … read more
There appears to be no reprieve for the Nigerian currency, the naira, as it continued its free fall yesterday, losing N3.80 to close at N150 against the United States dollar at the Central Bank of Nigeria Foreign Exchange Intervention Window. … read more
Police Affairs Minister, Dr Ibrahim Lame on Monday said the dismissal of former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu from the Nigeria Police Force was final and can not be revisited. Lame told newsmen … read more
The Plateau state government today in Jos dragged the House of Representatives to the Federal High Court challenging the constitutional right of the lower chamber to probe the recent political uprising Jos. It also asked Speaker of the Houseto order … read more
A militant group in Nigeria’s oil region issued the first photographs of two British oil workers held hostage for four months and said the release of Robin Hughes and Matthew Maguire is tied to the group’s detained leader being freed … read more
Following the enforcement of the law on the use of safety helmets by motorcyclists as from January 1, over 5,000 motorcyclists who failed to comply with the law have been arrested nationwide, says the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Corps … read more
Despite the global financial meltdown, Nigeria will spend about N25 billion on maintaining foreign mission offices in ninety countries across the world as provided for in the proposed 2009 Appropriation bill pending approval by the House of Representatives. The budget … read more
Year 2008 was gorier and more horrible for Nigeria’s fishing industry. Like the previous year, 2009 too promises dim (perhaps little) hope with the seizure of a French ship off Nigerian shore last week. This simply resulted from the increased … read more
At least three people were killed and 35 others hospitalized following the suspected outbreak of cholera at Dokogi village in Nigeria’s Niger state, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Sunday. The villagers had alerted the authorities after a resident … read more
Nigerian flag carrier Virgin Nigeria said on Saturday it was suspending its loss-making long haul flights to Britain and South Africa in order to focus on its domestic and regional operations within West Africa. Industry sources said one of the … read more