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Gunmen kidnap lawmaker’s wife in Rivers

Kidnappers yesterday struck again in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, at No 91, Ada George road, shop of Dorathy Otele, wife of a Bayelsa lawmaker, Honourable Franklyn Otele. The gunmen who kidnapped her later demanded N400million ransom. The rasnsom was later … read more

Ogoni accuse Shell of staging a return

Reuters) – Hundreds of villagers in the Ogoni area of Nigeria’s oil producing Niger Delta staged a protest against Shell on Monday after a rights group accused the firm of trying to resume operations without local consent. Royal Dutch Shell … read more

Nigeria Vows Tighter Tobacco Controls

A $44 billion lawsuit brought by the Nigerian government against three tobacco companies has resumed at the Abuja federal court. The federal government is seeking damages for what is says were public health costs for treating smoking-related diseases. Gilbert da … read more

U.S. Deports 50,000 Nigerians

Up to 50,000 Nigerians are among a record number of illegal immigrants deported by the United States in a new push by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enforce immigration laws. The DHS, which described it as a �strict … read more