The Nigerian men’s soccer team didn’t show any fatigue from a last-minute trip that brought the players to Brazil just hours before their Rio Olympics opener, beating Japan 5-4 Thursday night. A mix-up at the airport forced Nigeria to make … read more
A Nigerian Olympic soccer team stranded in Atlanta will be able to play in the Olympic Games thanks to Delta. The Nigeria U23 Olympic team is scheduled to play Japan at 9 p.m. Friday in Manaus, north of Rio where … read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria has suddenly changed its policy toward money transfer operators, effectively blocking many services used by Nigerians to send money to and from the country. The decision to revoke the licenses of all but three money … read more
The United Nations has expressed concern over the 350 million illicit weapons which, it said, are in wrong hands in Nigeria. The global body disclosed that this figure accounts for 70 per cent of the estimated 500 million small arms … read more
Nigeria’s government has resumed cash payments for former militants in the restive Niger Delta, an official said on Monday, in a bid to end a wave a wave of militant attacks on oil and gas facilities. In February, Nigeria stopped … read more
Sitting in his dimly-lit office in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, surrounded by files and boxes of condoms, matchmaker Ugochukwu Michael talks passionately about the part he has played in the marriages of around 100 couples in recent years. While … read more
Spokesperson of the Ijaw Youth Counci, Eric Omare has stated that the Niger Delta Militants are not behind the attacks in Lagos, Punch reported. This comes after he was being interviewed about the ongoing attacks that have taken place in … read more
Militants on Sunday blew up a crude pipeline operated by Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell in the restive oil-producing south, residents said. “The incident occurred at about 1:00 am near Odimodi community in Delta State with the velocity of the blast … read more
A Nigerian behind an online fraud network which engineered scams worth more than $60 million (R829 million) has been arrested in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, Interpol said on Monday. The suspect ran a network of at least … read more
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) continued with its aerial bombardment of militants in the Arepo area of Ogun State, which started three days ago, with another assault on Saturday afternoon. The first air assault was carried out by a NAF … read more