AGF and EFCC in US over Halliburton, Malabu ...

Justice Minister - Abubakar Malami

Two key officials in the Nigerian government's prosecution of graft, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, are in the United States, barely two weeks after a similar trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where about $200b looted funds are believed to have been stashed away by former public officers.

Nigeria nominates for OPEC Sec-Gen

After the eventual exit of the former Minister for Petroleum as a key OPEC  official, Nigeria has put forward the name of a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mohammed Barkindo, for the position of Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries according to reports credited to Punch newspapers and Bloomberg.

Kerry states US support to repatriate loots

President Buhari and Secretary of State Kerry

The unending diplomacy of cajoling and seeking support over territorial thresholds  that has plunged President Buhari into a flurry of shuttles is yielding results. Reports has it that  President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the United States for help in returning stolen Nigerian assets stashed in U.S. banks as part of his efforts to crack down on corruption, according to a statement from his office Thursday.

Dangote proffers solution to domestic oil crisis

Aliko Dangote

Forbes-identified Africa's richest industrialist, Aliko Dangote, has been linked with finding a solution to the Nigeria's domestic petrol crisis. The peculiarity of this solution is that it is tied to hus acumen and the greater development of oil services in his business empire - the Dangote Group.

Kidnappers murder Army Colonel

Col. Samaila Inusa

The Nigerian Army has annunced that Colonel Samaila Inusa , who was kidnapped on Sunday, 27th March, 2016 was found dead Tuesday, 29th March, 2016 at about 6.00pm.

Army spokesman, Sani Usman, in a statement said preliminary investigation revealed that, most likely, the late senior officer was killed same day he was kidnapped by his abductors.

Rescue Damasak children too - Nigeria Govt told

some of the children and parents fleeing Boko Haram in Adamawa state

Global watchdog, Human Rights Watch, has protested the Nigerian Government over its worrying and inappropriate silence on the abduction of 300 children from Damasak, Borno State.

Local hunters seek license to join forces against B/Haram

Youths mobilised as vigilantes against Boko Haram

The impact of Boko Haram's activities in dislodging the lives of the people of the north-east of Nigeria and the untold and immeasurable sorrow and loss of lives seemed to have pushed the certain class of citizens into the formation of an armed militia group, albeit, without military training to bring an end to the terrorists' insurgence. This comes as an estimated assembly of 10,000 local hunters from the north-east of Nigeria have  vowed to rid the society of criminals.