A rescue official says at least 30 people died after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta.
Emergency manager Napoleon Ezekiah told The Associated Press on Friday that at least 14 others are feared dead after the boat (...)
AlHijjah 16, 1432, Nov 12, 2011, SPA -- Authorities say two people were wounded after a bomb exploded in a city in northern Nigeria, as AP reported.
Bauchi state police spokesman Mohammed Barau said Saturday that the explosion happened around 7 (...)
AlHijjah 10, 1432, Nov 6, 2011, SPA -- A radical sect responsible for attacks that left more than 100 people dead in northeast Nigeria this week could bomb three luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in the oil-rich nation's capital, the U.S. (...)
AlHijjah 6, 1432, Nov 2, 2011, SPA -- Nigeria hired former defender Stephen Keshi as head coach of its national team Wednesday, five days after firing Samson Siasia following the failure to qualify for the African Cup of Nations, AP reported.
The (...)
A piracy watchdog group says 23 sailors have been kidnapped off the coast of Benin in West Africa, as AP reported.
A report by the International Maritime Bureau said armed pirates boarded a tanker Wednesday about 62 nautical miles from Benin's (...)
The Nigerian Red Cross says flash flooding in the country's southwest this week has killed at least 102 people, as AP reported.
Umar Mairiga, a Red Cross spokesman, said Wednesday that the flooding was mostly in Oyo state, where homes washed away (...)
Flash flooding across Nigeria's southwest killed at least 102 people in the last week, AP quoted the country's Red Cross as saying Wednesday.
Some 1,500 people remain displaced by the torrential downpours, officials said.
The major flood hit (...)
A Nigerian businesswoman, her personal assistant and their Filipino pilot were killed Saturday in a helicopter crash in Nigeria's southwest, authorities said.
The helicopter hired from OAS helicopters crashed in a hilly area outside Ife-Odan in (...)
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday Britain would support Nigeria in reforming its anti-terrorism security after a string of deadly bombings in Africa's most populous nation, Reuters reported.
Most of the attacks have been around (...)
Nigeria's president has signed a new budget two days before the start of a new term at the helms of Africa's most populous country.
Nigerian state TV showed President Goodluck Jonathan signing the $29.2 billion budget Friday evening at the State (...)
Awwal 29, 1432 H/March 4, 2011, SPA -- Authorities say a fourth person has died a day after a bomb ripped through a ruling party political rally in northern Nigeria, AP reported.
Niger state police spokesman Richard Oguche said Friday that 20 (...)
Nigeria's former anti-corruption czar, who won international acclaim for seeking charges against members of the oil-rich nation's political elite, was chosen Friday as the presidential candidate of the country's strongest opposition party.
Nuhu (...)
The main militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta says it did not set a bomb that exploded inside a busy beer garden at an army barracks in the capital.
According to AP, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta sent (...)
Hijjah 13, 1431 / Nov. 19, 2010, SPA -- Nigeria seized $9.9 million worth of heroin concealed in auto parts shipped from Iran, its anti-drugs agency said on Friday.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said the haul at the Apapa (...)
Qa'dah 19, 1431, Oct 27, 2010, SPA -- A cholera outbreak in Nigeria has killed more than 1,500 people, the United Nations said Tuesday.
It is the worst cholera outbreak in Nigeria in recent years, CNN reported. The number of cases is three times (...)
Qa'dah 17, 1431, Oct 25, 2010, SPA - U.N. officials say Nigeria has seen more than 1,500 deaths from cholera this year, doubling the government's most recent fatality count.
The Associated Press quoted the Geneva-based UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie (...)
Gunman have hijacked a school bus in Nigeria's Abia state, on the fringes of the oil-producing Niger Delta, and kidnapped 15 youngsters, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred early on Monday while the nursery and primary students were being (...)
An eagerly-awaited submarine cable linking West Africa to Europe has gone live, paving the way for cheaper and more reliable internet access in one of the world's fastest-growing telecoms markets, its operators said on Friday, according to (...)
Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it planned to spend $2 billion upgrading and replacing its gas gathering facilities at 26 locations in Nigeria's Niger Delta in order to reduce flaring.
Gas flares burn day and night from onshore oilfields in the (...)
A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet on Christmas Day began his journey in Ghana and spent less than 30 minutes in Nigeria"s Lagos airport, Reuters quoted the Nigerian government as saying today.
"Further (...)
A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet had lived outside Nigeria for some time and only returned on the eve of the attempted attack, the Nigerian government said on Sunday, according to Reuters.
"The man in question has (...)
As many as 70 people were feared
dead after a fuel tanker and six commuter buses crashed in the
southern Nigerian state of Anambra late on Friday, Reuters reported on Saturday.
The This Day newspaper quoted witnesses as saying the fuel
tanker (...)
A Nigerian militant group engaged in an "all out war" for control of the country's oil industry Wednesday declared a 60-day truce as part of a government amnesty deal.
"Effective, 0000 Hrs, Wednesday, July 15, 2009, the Movement for the (...)
The main militant group in
Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said on Sunday it had
released around 19 local oil workers kidnapped more than two
weeks ago but was still holding two Britons and one Ukrainian, reported reuters.
"The Nigerian (...)
A private security official says gunmen in Nigeria's southern oil region have hijacked an oil-services boat with 13 people onboard, including five expatriate workers, the Associated Press reported.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity due (...)
