20100717
allafrica

Abuja And Okon Bassey in Uyo — President Goodluck Jonathan confirmed yesterday that security agencies have arrested one of the persons believed to have been involved in the abduction of four Lagos based journalists in Abia State on Sunday last week.

20100717
africanews

About eight people are reported to have been killed near Jos in northern Nigeria. Unknown attackers descended on a village on the outskirts of Jos, burning about 10 houses, early on Saturday, according to the media. Reports say the dead include the family of a priest.

20100713
allafrica

Lagos — Four journalists that were ambushed and kidnapped last Sunday have narrated how they ran into armed gunmen along Ikot-Ekpene-Aba road.

20100713
africanews

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, over the weekend escaped assassination attempt by a lone gunman during the Muslim Juma'at prayer in Kano.

20100712
reuters

ABUJA (Reuters) - Gunmen in Nigeria's southeastern oil region kidnapped three local journalists and their driver on Sunday and are demanding 250 million naira for their release, the journalists' union said on Monday.

20100712
allafrica

Barring last minute hitches, the new leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation will announce the appointment of a new coach for the senior national team, the Super Eagles and the lucky man is no other person than the former U-23 chief coach, Samson Siasia.

20100706
REUTERS
Energy-producing continental giant Nigeria was identified as a top pick by some of the most influential figures in emerging markets finance who spoke to the Reuters Emerging Markets Summit in Sao Paulo last week.

20100705
reuters

LAGOS (Reuters) - Foreign investors stand ready to pump billions of dollars into Nigeria's dilapidated power sector if the government can sort out the regulatory framework, a leading African infrastructure financier told Reuters.

20100705
africanews

Three top executives of the Nigeria Football Federation fire following the Super Eagles' poor showing at the ongoing 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. According to Supersport.com the rest of the officials have appealed to the country's leader to reverse his international ban on the squad.

20100705
africanews

Gunmen in Nigeria who kidnapped 12 foreign sailors in the volatile Niger delta region have released the sailors.

20100704
reuters

PORT HARCOURT Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian gunmen released a group of foreign workers on Sunday, two days after attacking their cargo vessels in the oil-producing Niger Delta, security officials said.

20100703
reuters

PORT HARCOURT Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked two cargo vessels off the coast of the oil-producing Niger Delta, killing one crew member and kidnapping at least 12 others, a Nigerian navy spokesman said on Saturday.

20100702
voanews

In Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan could face less opposition than first thought if he decides to seek election next year. Powerful northern governors in the ruling PDP have failed so far to put up a united front against his candidacy.

20100702
africanews

The world football governing body FIFA has given Nigeria a 48-hour ultimatum to reverse a government decision to ban the Super Eagles from international competition or face the consequences. Their president Goodluck Jonathan banned the team after an abysmal performance at the ongoing World Cup.

20100702
africanews

Nigeria could be expelled from FIFA as a consequence of the West African President Goodluck Jonathan's announcement on Wednesday, June 30, that he has banned the Super Eagles from competition for two years as punishment for their poor performance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

20100630
africanews

The president of west African nation Nigeria Dr Goodluck Jonathan has withdrawn the Super Eagles from international competition until 2012 following their disappointing performance at World Cup 2010 in South Africa. According to a government adviser the withdrawal is to help restructure the team.

20100630
africanews

Augustine Eguavoen named as interim coach of the beleaguered Super Eagles of Nigeria in the absence of the Swede, Lars Lagerback, according to the Nigeria Football Federation. Lagerback signed a five-month contract in February to end after the World Cup in July.

20100630
allafrica

Abuja — United States President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Mr. Terence P. McCulley as Ambassador-designate to Nigeria.

20100630
allafrica

Abuja — IN apparent deference to the intervention by members of the House of Representatives in the rancour from 79 recently retired senior military officers, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Abdurahman Bello Dambazau, yesterday, said any senior officer retired by Army authorities who felt his rights had been infringed upon was free to go to court to seek justice.

20100630
allafrica

Abuja — The shape and texture of the 2011 presidential contest may have begun to crystallize following a meeting yesterday between President Goodluck Jonathan and governors of the South-south geo-political zone.