Tag: Nigeria
Militants say Nigerians freed, foreigners still held
The main militant group in the oil-producing Niger Delta says it has released around 19 Nigerian oil workers kidnapped last month but was still holding two Britons and a Ukrainian.[MORE]
UK hostage freed in Nigeria
Authorities in Nigeria say a British national kidnapped this month in the southern oil hub of Port Harcourt has been freed.[MORE]
Nigerian consortium bids for Newcastle United
A consortium of Nigerian tycoons has launched a bid to buy ailing Premier League football club Newcastle United, the businessman heading the bid said.[MORE]
Nigerian militants destroy another Shell pipeline
Nigeria's main militant group has said it destroyed another major oil pipeline in the eastern Niger Delta, the latest in a week of attacks that has cut output from Africa's top producer.[MORE]
Nigerian TV station shut down after political hoax
A leading television station in Nigeria has been shut down after it broadcast a hoax report saying President Umaru Yar'Adua was about to resign because of ill health. [MORE]
Nigerian preacher detained for having 86 wives
A Nigerian Muslim court has detained an 84-year-old Islamic preacher with 86 wives after he failed to heed a call by local leaders to divorce all but four of them.[MORE]
Nigerian militants declare oil war in delta
Nigeria's most prominent militant group has declared an "oil war" in the restive Niger Delta after security forces launched a major operation against them.[MORE]
Nigeria militants order oil workers to leave delta
Nigeria's most prominent militant group has warned oil companies in the restive Niger Delta to withdraw their workers in the next 24 hours after a gunbattle with security forces.[MORE]
Nigerian preacher with 86 wives wants more
An 84-year-old Nigerian Muslim preacher with 86 wives intends to marry more women despite an order from local Islamic chiefs to immediately divorce all but four of them, his spokesman said.[MORE]
Messi magic steers Argentina to repeat gold triumph
Argentina claimed back-to-back Olympics men's football titles with a 1-0 win over Nigeria in Beijing on Saturday.[MORE]
Argentina destroys Brazil in men's football
Two quick fire goals from Sergio Aguero has powered defending champion Argentina into the Olympic final as it put the sword to South American rivals Brazil in a 3-0 win.[MORE]
Nigeria ends Ivory Coast's dream
Former Olympic champion Nigeria has forced its way into the men's football semi-finals, beating Ivory Coast 2-0 in an African Olympic derby.[MORE]
12 dead after Nigerian troops clash with separatists
Twelve Nigerian militants and one naval officer were killed in a gunbattle on Friday near a Royal Dutch Shell natural gas plant in the oil-producing Niger Delta, military and security sources said.[MORE]
Norway upsets US as women's football opens Games
Norway produced an opening 2-0 upset win over the US as women's football launched the Beijing Olympics last night.[MORE]
Four dead after clashes in Nigerian oil region
Rival militant factions in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta have clashed in an apparent turf war, killing at least four people, security officials said.[MORE]
Oil prices jump after attack on Nigerian pipelines
World oil prices have jumped after the Shell oil company reduced output from Nigeria because of an attack by militants on two of its major pipelines. [MORE]
Rebels sabotage Shell pipelines in Nigeria
Nigerian rebels have claimed they had sabotaged two Shell pipelines in Nigeria's main oil producing region, sending the price of crude climbing on international markets.[MORE]
United see off Portsmouth in Lagos friendly
European champions Manchester United defeated fellow English Premier League club Portsmouth 2-1 in a pre-season friendly played at the Abuja National Stadium in Lagos overnight.[MORE]
Nigerian gunmen release 8 expats
Gunmen in Nigeria have released eight foreign oil workers seized from a vessel off the Niger Delta, but eight other people abducted in separate incidents were still being held, security officials said.[MORE]
Eight expats kidnapped from oil vessel in Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped eight foreign oil workers from a ship off Nigeria's Niger Delta, bringing the total number of oil workers seized in the past 48 hours to 16, security sources said.[MORE]
Yobo reunited with kidnapped brother
Everton defender Joseph Yobo has been reunited with his brother, Norum, who was kidnapped by armed men 12 days ago in Port Harcourt, the capital of Nigeria's southern oil-producing region.[MORE]
Generator fumes kill 17 at prayer meeting
At least 17 people died at a prayer meeting in rural Nigeria after apparently breathing noxious fumes from their power generator while asleep, police and witnesses said.[MORE]
Nigerian job seekers killed in stampedes
Stampedes during a recruitment process by the Nigerian immigration service killed at least 30 job seekers and injured scores more as unemployed youths rushed at locked gates, witnesses have said.[MORE]
Dearth of black models keeps Naomi Campbell going
Naomi Campbell refuses to retire because she says there are still too few black models.[MORE]
Nigeria seeks global help to end oil theft
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has called for a global clampdown on the theft and smuggling of crude oil, an international trade which is fuelling unrest in his country's southern Niger Delta.[MORE]
