More than 150 Virgin Nigeria flight passengers were stranded at the Johannesburg International Airport, on route to Nigeria following the airliner’s fears than it would not be able to find fuel in Nigeria after recent oil worker strikes. The flight … read more
Oil pipeline vandalism is on the rise in Nigeria, following a report that only a quarter of the petroleum depots in the country are working. The spate of foreign oil worker kidnappings in the Niger Delta is also linked to … read more
3. General. Following an increase in petty crime, armed robberies and incidents with Police on the Victoria/Ikoyi Islands of Lagos and the Lekki Axis the Police are to be conducting more ��stop and search�� checkpoints throughout the affected areas. Approach … read more
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, said his agency will begin a large swoop on corrupt politicians, in its effort to stop corrupt Nigerians from participating in electioneering process. According to EFCC Chairman, Mallam … read more
A military Dornier GO 22 aircraft around 8.15 on Sunday morning crashed at Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State on its way to Obudu in Cross River State. The propeller aircraft, according to reports, departed Abuja around 8.15 a.m … read more
Political office holders have looted $100 billion from public coffers since the advent of the Fourth Republic in 1999, despite the war on corruption, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) said at the weekend. EFCC Chief of Staff (Press … read more
Four survivors have been found after a Nigerian military plane crashed on its way from the capital, Abuja, to the south-eastern Cross Rivers state. Eighteen people were on board the plane but a military spokesman said that other people may … read more
Read up on Cholera in our Health & Wellness Section. The deputy director of primary health care in Nigeria says more than 30 people have died of cholera, following an outbreak of the disease in the country. The outbreak of … read more
AS a fall out of the two days nationwide strike by oil workers in the country to protest, among others, the increasing violence in the Niger Delta region which claimed the life of a staff of Shell Development Company (SPDC), … read more
Seven registered opposition parties in Nigeria on Saturday were merged into a mega party called the Action Congress (AC) with a view to winning the 2007 general elections. Alhaji Hassan Zurmi, national chairman of the newly-established party made the announcement … read more