The Nigerian unit of Dutch brewer Heineken NV is under police investigation after a former supplier complained to the government. Lawyers for TMDK Oil Traders Ltd. petitioned the minister of justice and attorney-general to start the probe after the company’s … read more
Bent on the enforcement of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law as well as prevent crime committed with the use of motorcycles in the metropolis, the Lagos State Police Command in collaboration with other security agencies would on this Friday … read more
The eight students and staff of the Nigeria Turkish International School, Isheri, Ogun State, who were abducted eleven days have regained their freedom. They were released by their abductors on Tuesday evening after ransom was paid. It was gathered that the parents … read more
Female suicide bombers in Nigeria are now carrying babies to avoid detection in their attacks, authorities warn. An attack in the town of Madagali on Jan 13 saw two women detonate their devices, killing themselves, two babies, and four others. … read more
A Nigerian man accused of faking romance to swindle a New Zealand woman of nearly a quarter-million dollars faced his day in court Monday. Nigeria’s anti-graft agency arraigned Akintunde Vincent Abiodun, 37, at Lagos State High court on 14 counts … read more
A court in Scotland on Friday jailed the son of a Nigerian government official for life after raping and murdering a sex worker, reports Punch This happened a few weeks after he arrived the country to study at Robert Gordon … read more
A Nigerian separatist group says the death toll has risen to 20 after a demonstration in support of U.S. President Donald Trump turned into clashes with police. Friday’s demonstration in southern Rivers state was organized by the Indigenous People of … read more
As many as 236 people may have been killed in the botched Nigerian air strike against Boko Haram that hit a camp for civilians displaced by the unrest, a local official told AFP on Saturday. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on … read more
Boko Haram extremists attacked a refugee camp in northeast Nigeria just days after Nigeria’s air force bombed it, witnesses said Friday, as reports emerged that the death toll from the bombing could be as high as 170. More than 100 … read more
Citing possible terrorism, Nigerian media reported Wednesday an oil pipeline was on fire less than a day after the vice president was in an oil-rich region. Nigerian newspaper Vanguard reported an oil pipeline controlled by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Co. … read more