Six civilians were killed and three soldiers injured in a Monday attack on a military escort by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, according to an army spokesman, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency. Sani Usman said “suspected elements … read more
A militant group on Monday claimed an attack on a crude oil pipeline in Delta state, southern Nigeria, in the second attack on the same line in less than a week. In an emailed statement, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate … read more
Cash strapped Nigeria’s Federal Government is demanding $635 million from two multinational oil companies, Agip and Total, for undeclared crude oil shipped out of the country between 2011 and 2014. Two cases have been filed at the Federal High Court … read more
Nigerian police have freed 14 kidnapped oil workers in the restive southern Niger Delta region, which has been hit by a series of militant attacks on oil and gas facilities, police said on Sunday. Kidnapping for ransom is a common … read more
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has apologized for plagiarizing President Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech and says he will punish those responsible. Adeola Akinremi in her Friday column for ThisDay newspaper denounced “the moral problem of plagiarism on a day Mr. … read more
The President of Nigeria delivered some lines in a recent speech that sounded a lot like what President Barack Obama said in his 2008 victory speech. The plagiarism is pretty clear. “We must resist the temptation to fall back on … read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened a fresh probe into five choice assets linked to ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan, reports Nation. Four of the properties are said to be located in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and Port Harcourt, … read more
The Nigerian Navy said it would continue to clampdown on militant groups and criminal elements in the Niger Delta. This is contained in a statement signed by its Director of Information, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, in Abuja. It said that it … read more
Patience Jonathan, the colorful wife of Nigeria’s ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, has become the latest high profile Nigerian embroiled in a corruption-related scandal. Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has frozen accounts containing $31.4 million controlled by … read more
Niger Delta Militants have blown up a crude oil delivery line belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company in Delta State, South South region. The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate says it is responsible for the attack which occurred on … read more