Tag Archives: Nigerian news
The first quarter of the fiscal year has practically ended, yet Nigeria and Nigerians are yet to know how the approximately $140 million dollars the country earns daily from crude oil sales alone are being spent and how much more … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged BRIC, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Power outage, South Africa, United States
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(AFP) KANO, Nigeria — Twenty-five people were killed in eastern Nigeria when attackers blasted a jail, a police station and a bank with bombs, machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades, police said Saturday. “We have 25 dead from yesterday’s attacks in Ganye, … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Adamawa State, Agence France-Presse, Boko Haram, Chief of police, Ganye, Kano, Nigeria, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Police station, Prison
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Nigerian president claims some of seven victims of kidnap gang could have survived. Nigeria’s President: The government has been working to rescue them William Hague described killings as ‘act of cold-blooded murder’ Blamed execution on fears Britain was about to … read more »
The process of sharing Nigeria’s oil block national cake is as fraudulent now as when Ibrahim Babangida started the process of discretionary allocation of oil blocks to indigenous firms. Discretionary allocation of oil blocks entails that a president can reward … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe, West Africa
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Tagged $20billion, Atiku Abubakar, History of Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida, IndepthAfrica, Ministry of Petroleum, Nigeria, nigeria climate, nigeria culture, nigeria economy, nigeria facts, nigeria map, Nigeria movies, Nigeria newspaper, nigeria scams, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Obasanjo, Obinna Akukwe, Olusegun Obasanjo, Theophilus Danjuma
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By Olusegun Adeniyi Statistics, according to Aaron Levenstein, are like a woman’s bikini bathing suit. While what they reveal is usually suggestive and interesting, what they conceal is even much more vital. That perhaps is the only way to explain … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged ExxonMobil, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Ita Enang, Kwara State, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Petroleum industry, Sani Abacha
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By Guest Blogger for John Campbell A man walks on a pedestrian bridge overlooking traffic in Lagos, Nigeria, September 18, 2006. (Akintunde Akinleye/Courtesy Reuters) Share This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Aliko Dangote, Goldman Sachs, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Rauf Aregbesola, South Africa, Tunde Bakare
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The state pardon given by the Federal Government to some Nigerians who had been convicted of various crimes was not a unilateral action of President Goodluck Jonathan but a decision considered and approved by the Council of States which is … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Council of States, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Okupe, President of Nigeria, Shehu Shagari
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By Aniekan Umoren The PDP has done nothing for Nigerians but distribute poverty. That is why I call them Poverty Distribution Party (PDP) Like I said before, PDP is nothing but a criminal enterprise made of rogue politicians whose only … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Akpabio, Akwa-Ibom, AkwaIbom State, Aso Rock, Godswill Akpabio, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, PDP, United States
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(AFP) KANO, Nigeria — Three people, including a soldier, were injured Thursday in multiple blasts in three areas of Nigeria’s restive city of Maiduguri, with one targeting a military patrol vehicle, the army said. “There was an explosion targeting a … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Borno State, improvised explosive device, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kano, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Task force
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By Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealla Clarifications on the State of the Economy, the Excess Crude Account and Related Issues • In recent times, a number of comments and articles have appeared in the media, which have tended to talk down the performance of … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged CBN, Central Bank of Nigeria, Finance Ministry, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, SWF, United States
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By Ogbuefi Blogs 1. If your governor has procured a private jet and there is no airport in your state, your governor is dumb. Furthermore, if your state makes less than N10b monthly in IGR, and your governor appropriated for … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Boko Haram, Edo State, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Olusegun Obasanjo, PDP, Peruvian Democratic Party
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Officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) of Ghana have made the largest seizure of cocaine in recent years at the Tema Harbour. The drug, estimated to be 200 kilogrammes, with a street value of $12 million, was concealed in … read more »
Posted in Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Bolivia, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Kotoka International Airport, Narcotics Control Board, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, tema, Tema Harbour
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Leadership (Abuja) editorial At a recent oil and gas conference, the managing director of Shell Petroleum Development Company stated that Nigeria’s economy loses $6billion annually to crude oil theft. Consequently, President Goodluck Jonathan has been seeking the assistance of the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Civil defense, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Economy of Nigeria, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Petroleum, Shell Nigeria
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MOST foreign investors in Nigeria have reckoned that the profits outweigh the risks and the hassle. But a spate of kidnappings, on top of an Islamist insurgency that refuses to die down, may make them think twice before venturing into … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Al-Qaeda, Bauchi, Boko Haram, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Port Harcourt
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By Steven Bucci French President Francois Hollande told reporters yesterday that Boko Haram, an Islamist terrorist group based in Nigeria, abducted a French family of seven, including four children, in northern Cameroon. Hollande noted the continuing role of France in … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Cameroon, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Nigerian newspaper, United States
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(Reuters) – Pirates who kidnapped six foreign sailors from an oil servicing vessel off the Nigerian coast on Sunday are demanding 200 million naira ($1.3 million) for their release, police said on Wednesday. One Russian, three Ukrainian and two Indian … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Bayelsa State, Gulf of Guinea, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, India, Kidnapping, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian naira, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Reuters
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Associated Press Nigeria’s secret police said Wednesday they broke up a terrorist group backed by “Iranian handlers” who wanted to assassinate a former military ruler and gather intelligence about locations frequented by Americans and Israelis. The State Security Service, responsible … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Culture of Israel, Ibrahim Babangida, IndepthAfrica, Iran, List of Sultans of Sokoto, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Peace Corps, Shia Islam, State Security Service
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By MAY AKABOGU-COLLINS Paris I was a visiting professor in Paris last fall and it was the first day of class. I was making copies for my 10:30 class at the faculty lounge where two female professors were kibitzing by … read more »
Posted in Article, May Akabogu-Collins, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Niger, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Paris, sub-Saharan Africa, United States, University of Ibadan
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WALKING WOUNDED: The shocking disfigurement and crippling effect of polio in Nigeria. Source: The Courier-Mail THEY have been dubbed heroes. As gunmen rained bullets on their clinic, shooting their colleagues in cold blood, they lay still on the floor pretending … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Courier-Mail, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, North Korea, Pakistan, Poliomyelitis, Yobe State
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By Bayo Oladeji, Leadership (Abuja) Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala parted ways with former President Olusegun Obasanjo because of her removal as the Chairman of the Economic Team of the government while she was in London negotiating with London Club. Former … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Federal Capital Territory, Finance minister, IndepthAfrica, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Obasanjo, Okonjo-Iweala, Olusegun Obasanjo
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By ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI ABUJA, Nigeria IN America, all men are believed to be created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. But Nigerians are brought up to believe that our society consists of higher and lesser … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Arts, Domestic worker, Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, theatre, United States
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Boko Haram Republic of Kano, Boko Haram Republic of Borno, Boko Haram Republic of Yobe, Boko Haram Republic of Minna, Boko Haram Republic of Arewa and Sharia Republic of Nigeria are all possible names for the new extremist Islamic Republic. … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe
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Tagged Boko Haram Republic, bokoharam, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Kano Emirate, Katsina, Koboko, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Sharia
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West Bromwich Albion say they have disciplined striker Peter Odemwingie after he drove to QPR without permission on transfer deadline day in an apparent attempt to force through a move to Loftus Road. Odemwingie, 31, has also issued an apology … read more »
Posted in Europe Soccer, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Hawthorns, IndepthAfrica, Jeremy Peace, Loftus Road, London, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Peter Odemwingie, Premier League, Queens Park Rangers F.C., West Bromwich Albion FC
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Twelve people, including polio vaccinators, have been killed in two shootings at health centres in northern Nigeria, witnesses have told the BBC. In the first attack in Kano four polio vaccinators were shot dead by gunmen who drove up on … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bbc, bokoharam, IndepthAfrica, Kano, Kano Emirate, Nigeria, Nigeria newspapers, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian shooting, Northern Nigeria, Poliomyelitis, Sharia
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By Eze Eluchie Obasanjo made four huge mistakes in office – El-Rufai: Will someone tell this character that what he is referring to as ‘huge mistakes in his Presidency’ regarding Obasanjo’s misrule of Nigeria are actually criminal acts punishable under … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Atiku Abubakar, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, IndepthAfrica, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Nuhu Ribadu, Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo
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By Akintokunbo A Adejumo “Money and Corruption Are ruining the land, Crooked politicians Betray the working man, Pocketing the profits And treating us like sheep, And we’re tired of hearing promises, That we know they’ll never keep.” –Ray Davies: Once … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Cecilia Ibru, IndepthAfrica, Judiciary, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria newspaper, Nigerian, Nigerian naira, Nigerian news, Sunday Ehindero, United States, Willie Sutton
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Boko Haram Republic of Arewa, Boko Haram Republic of Borno-Yobe, Boko Haram Republic of Northern Nigeria is not a bad idea. I have reiterated in an earlier write up ‘Boko Haram Republic: Why Not?’ that a referendum is necessary in … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, BornoState, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamic State, news about boko haram, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Zamfara State
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By Dr Ola Ogunyemi The brain drain Africa suffered since the double waves of decolonisation and structural adjustment did not only impact negatively on political and economic developments, but also decimated Africa as professional and business elite – students and … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Africa Channel, African diaspora, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian news, University of Lincoln, Voice of Africa Radio, World Bank
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By Amnesty International Hundreds of fatal police shootings which each year leave families anguished and bereaved are not being investigated effectively because of a failure of the Nigerian justice system, Amnesty International says in a report released today. Nigeria: No … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Amnesty International, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Police brutality, Police officer, Port Harcourt, rivers state
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Police in Abuja this afternoon detonated a time bomb dropped at the entrance to the Area 8 Abuja office of NIPOST. Eye witnesses told Daily Times that the parcel containing the expolsive device has been at the gate since last … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Daily Times, Delta State, Friday, IndepthAfrica, local Nigerian newspaper, news about Okonjo Iweala, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Nigerians, Okonjo-Iweala, Police
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