Nigerian Oil Militant Jailed for 24 Years
He was found guilty of 13 terrorism-related charges over twin car bombings during Nigeria's independence day celebrations in 2010.
View ArticleNigerian police: Expatriate kidnapped is British
... with a full science load from the International Space Station - and a bunch of well-used children's Legos. LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A British businessman was abducted Saturday in Lagos, a rare case of...
View ArticleHenry Okah to be jailed for 24 years
... weapons. Claassen added it would be wrong for the court to turn a blind eye to the fact that the "struggle in Nigeria was for a good cause", stating the importance to balance Okah's political...
View ArticleNigerian police say British businessman kidnapped in Lagos
A British businessman has been abducted from an upmarket district of Lagos, Nigerian police said on Tuesday, a rare case of an expatriate being taken hostage in Nigeria's main commercial city.
View ArticleOkah my forever guy - wife
... sentencing Okah, Claassen said it would be wrong for the court to turn a blind eye to the fact that the "struggle in Nigeria was for a good cause" and said it was important to balance Okah's...
View ArticleEast-West Road: Relocate office to construction site, rights group tells Orubebe
RIGHTS group, Nigerian Democratic Awareness Forum, NDAF, has told the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, to relocate his office to the Delta-Bayelsa-Port Harcourt axis of the...
View ArticleLagos CJ assures judiciary workers on welfare
Justice Phillips, who was addressing senior members of the judiciary and other workers at the commissioning of the refurbished restaurants at Chief Magistrate Court, Ebute-Metta, and Lagos High Court,...
View ArticleFirst Bank gets 14-day ultimatum over workers' unionisation
NATIONAL Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Intuitions Employees, NUBIFIE, has issued a-14 day ultimatum to the management of First Bank Nigeria Plc to compel Insourcing Limited, one of its...
View Article2014 W/Cup: Nigeria will be in Brazil - Lamouchi
Ivory Coast coach, Sabri Lamouchi believes Nigeria's Super Eagles will overcome the recent setback of a 1-1 draw at home to Kenya and qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
View ArticleINTERPOL partners Nigeria on border crimes, terrorism
The International Police Organisation says it will collaborate with Nigeria to fight cross border crimes, drug trafficking, corruption and terrorism in the effort to achieve global peace.
View ArticleThe Monday Kano bombing: What will Ndi Igbo do?
... innocent persons, especially the Igbo people! After all, it boils down to sharing and distribution of the wealth of Nigeria. Some are capitalising on such a serious matter to play politics, but the...
View ArticleWhy I killed my brother - Nigerian US Army deserter
Nigerian US Army deserter, Allen Williams Abiodun, 52, who was arrested on February 20, 2013, for allegedly killing his younger brother, a Merchant Navy personnel in Imude community, Oto Awori Local...
View ArticleAchebe projected African image to the world - Obasanjo
... of culture, a literary giant and a distinguished Nigerian. He said " Achebe's "death at this time is a great loss to Nigeria, Africa and particularly the global world of literature. "While he...
View ArticleWelcome to Cocainebougou - By Yochi Dreazen
The houses rise three, four, five stories from the ground and can be seen from blocks away.
View ArticleOgwumike makes big travel plans for after NCAAs
... one of her longest and most important road trips yet. The Pac-12 Player of the Year is headed to her parents' native Nigeria to be an intern with the Minister of Petroleum. Yes, that's right....
View ArticleOgwumike, VanDerveer finalists for national honors
... following the end of Stanford's season, will fulfill one of her major's requirements by traveling abroad to Nigeria for a dual-mission trip. First, Ogwumike will work as an intern with the nation's...
View ArticleCentral Nigeria ethnic clashes kill 23
... as "illegitimate" and said it is reviewing current foreign assistance. Lagos - Sectarian clashes in volatile central Nigeria have left 23 people dead in the last week, in a region where bitter...
View ArticleHotel Chains Piling In to Tap Sub-Saharan Growth
... head, Simon Vincent, told Reuters in Berlin. Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson said his group was looking at Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa. "All seem to be pretty attractive...
View ArticleThree Lebanese kidnapped in Nigeria
... by Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina fi Biladis Sudan. (AFP PHOTO) BEIRUT: Three Lebanese nationals have been kidnapped in Nigeria, amid reports that two of the three have been released for ransom. A...
View ArticleNigeria loses $5bn as Petrobras divests assests
The sale of the oil blocs is expected to bring about an increase in the presence of Asian oil majors in Nigeria, following interest in increasing their portfolios through the acquisition of additional...
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