Nigeria’s army said it thwarted a suicide bombing on Monday when soldiers killed two female suspects before they were able to attack displaced people, while a third died when her explosives detonated prematurely. Army spokesperson Colonel Sani Usman said the … read more
Aero Contractors (NG, Lagos) has joined Dana Air (9J, Lagos) in suspending its services to Accra, Ghana citing increased difficulties in securing foreign currency needed to pay airport handling fees. “Most of our passengers are Nigerians and they usually buy … read more
Twitter on Monday suspended the account of Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group that has carried out a series of attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria in the last few months which pushed the country’s crude production to 30-year lows. … read more
Following the directive by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos on the enforcement of Law against hawking in the state, most streets and highways at the weekend appeared deserted by traders for fear of being arrested. Already, the Lagos State Taskforce … read more
Eleven Indian citizens, who had been languishing in a jail in Nigeria for almost two years, reached New Delhi Sunday after being released by Nigerian authorities a day earlier. As they arrived here, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the … read more
Indian government has expressed optimism in the release of the two Indian nationals who were kidnapped in central Nigeria on Wednesday on their way to work. The two Indian men, Sai Srinivas and Anish Sharma, were ambushed in the town … read more
A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has said that Nigeria’s Constitution does not guarantee absolute freedom to the president, vice president, governors and their deputies against all forms of criminal acts. According to The Cable, Falana said any … read more
The Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group which has carried out a series of attacks on Nigerian oil facilities in the last few months, on Sunday said it had mounted five attacks in the southern energy hub since Friday. Attacks … read more
The Sierra Leone Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria Major General Alfred Nelson (retired) has reportedly been kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in the Federal Capital Territory. According to Punch, Nelson was kidnapped together with his driver on Thursday while on his … read more
Suspected pirates have killed three men working for the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in the West African country’s restive swamplands, a security official said Friday. The workers were ambushed on Wednesday while doing repairs on pipelines operated by Agip, a … read more