Nigeria's thirst for Champagne explodes
A status symbol obsessed elite in Nigeria has driven the country to become one of the fastest growing markets in the world for Champagne.
View ArticleNigerian militants kill 46 police in ambush - police
... the ruling People's Democratic Party in the federal capital Abuja January 13, 2011. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde ONITSHA, Nigeria, May 9 (Reuters) - Nigerian militants killed 46 police officers in an...
View ArticleEmir of Gummi dies at 75
A statement by the Secretary to Zamfara Government, Alhaji Hassan Atto, said Abara died on Wednesday evening at Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, after a brief illness.
View ArticleDeath toll in Nigeria police ambush at 46
... the militants in Tuesday's attack were linked to Islamist sect Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency in northern Nigeria for three years. Boko Haram and other Islamist groups usually operate...
View ArticleNigeria: Dangote Gets N670 Billion Loan to Construct Nigeria's Biggest Refinery
The Chairman, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, said on Wednesday that the 400,000 barrels per day capacity refinery he plans to construct in Nigeria would be financed with loans totaling about $4.25...
View ArticleNigeria: Nigerian Muslims Appeal to Boko Haram to Stop Killings, Accept Amnesty
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has called on the Boko Haram insurgents to accept the amnesty that may be offered by the Federal Government and stop further spilling of blood and...
View ArticleMontgomery Announces Launch of "Women of West Africa in Entrepreneurship"...
May 9, 2013 - VICTORIA ISLAND, Nigeria -- Women Of West Africa In Entrepreneurship Conference will take place 20-22 June 2013 at Eko Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria.
View ArticleTECNO launches the new P3 smartphone in partnership with etisalat in Nigeria
May 9, 2013 - May 7, 2013-One of the fastest growing mobile phone brand in Africa, TECNO has partnered with Qualcomm Incorporated, a global leader in next-generation mobile technologies and etisalat,...
View ArticleScores of police officers killed in central Nigeria
Scores of police officers have been killed during attacks in Nasarawa state in central Nigeria, the Nigerian Police High Command said Thursday.
View ArticleNew fiction: Curlicues
Our cookies policy has changed. Review our cookies information for more details.
View ArticleNigeria military helicopter crashes in oil delta
... has crashed in the country's oil-rich southern delta, just days after one of its jets crashed. A statement from Nigeria's Air Force said the crash happened Thursday morning at its base in Port...
View ArticleNigerian ambush kills 46 police, blamed on local cult
... Times, ROB Insight is a one-stop shop for time-pressed and global-minded Canadian business readers. ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian gunmen killed 46 police officers in an ambush in the...
View ArticleNigerian ambush kills 46 police, blamed on local cult
... local cult was behind the killings and not Boko Haram Islamists. Boko Haram has waged a three-year insurgency in Nigeria, although it and other Islamist groups tend to operate further north than...
View ArticleREVEALED! What fired up the man who won Nigeria Olympic gold
... us. It's so sad because he worked hard for it. He was a very well decorated Nigerian athlete. He won many medals for Nigeria. The Olympics medal was his last. He would have been very proud to...
View ArticleNigerian table-tennis federation to replace aging stars
The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation on Thursday said it would have to go back to the grassroots to scout for budding talents.
View ArticleTheater review: Fela introduces the king of Afro-beat in the year's most...
By the time of his death, he had become the radical and highly controversial voice of an oppressed people, not only of his home country Nigeria, but of all of Africa.
View ArticleAfrica Panel Urges Governments to Spread Resources Boom Spoils
... and Ghana have made large strides in reducing the ranks of the poor, yet poverty has increased marginally in Nigeria and Zambia even as their economies expand, according to the report. In Cameroon...
View Article46 police officers killed in Nigeria
... the militants in Tuesday's attack were linked to Islamist sect Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency in northern Nigeria for three years. We moderate all comments on HeraldScotland on either a...
View ArticleMan charged with theft of internet lover's N680, 000
... te, Mr F.J. Adefioye, admitted him to bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that stealing is punishable with three years imprisonment while...
View ArticlePolicemen go berserk shoot doctor, destroy hospital buildings
A group of aggrieved policemen who were assigned to convey the corpses of their colleagues killed by suspected terrorists in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, yesterday, shot a medical doctor...
View Article
