Category: HEADLINES

The Brits are back, seek greater trading ties with Africa

By NAL staff writer British Prime Minister David Cameron has concluded his short live two days expedition trip to Africa (South Africa and Nigeria) after being forced to...

Why law enforcement agency detained El-Rufai

AP - Nigeria’s intelligence service says they arrested an ex-minister over articles criticizing the government of Africa’s most populous nation....

Rowdy lawmakers booed anti-corruption agency boss

By Nigerians Abroad news wire In a show of dissatisfaction over what they describe as selective prosecution of its members, groups of Nigeria’s lawmaker (from both the...

Goodluck Jonathan Sworn In As Nigeria’s 4th President

Nigeria’s president has been sworn in for a full four-year term to lead Africa’s most populous country. Nigerian state TV showed President Goodluck Jonathan taking...

IMF chief and France presidential hopeful charged in sex assault case

Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s reputation with women earned him the nickname “the great seducer,” and not even an affair with a subordinate could knock the...

Africa’s Business Capital: Lagos Dreams Big

By Yemi Ifegbuyi WHEN Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, visits Toronto, Canada, on Friday, May 13, he will be making case for why Canadian investors and companies...

President Obama confirms U.S. special forces killed Osama bin-Laden

Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United...

Sanusi Lamido honoured at TIME’s 100 Most Influential People gala

By Nigerians Abroad staff writer Nigeria’s Central Bank governor, Lamido Sanusi was among dozens of personalities from around the world honoured at this year’s...

Nigeria’s governorship election underway

Nigeria headed to the polls on Tuesday to choose powerful state governors amid fears of a resurgence of the violence that left hundreds dead after a presidential...

Jonathan declared president elect, promises to champion a new Nigeria

- Opposition parties agents refused to sign election results By Nigerians Abroad staff writer “I want to thank Nigerians for the great sacrifice and overwhelming...