http://www.mail.com/locations/14476-nigeria.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/14476-nigeria.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766310-abducted-mother-nigeria-finance-minister-freed.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The mother of Nigeria's finance minister has been released five days after her abduction, an official said Friday, bringing an end to a family crisis which showed few people are out of reach of kidnapping rings in the oil-rich southern delta. Paul Nwabuikwu, a spokesman for Nigeria's finance ministry, said in a statement that the mot... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1766310-abducted-mother-nigeria-finance-minister-freed.html 2012-12-14T11:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1760616-trading-soccer-wickets-nigeria-cricket-boom.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Near the parade ground that Queen Elizabeth II once toured when Nigeria was still under British rule, the sharp crack of a ball against a bat marks the rebirth of a colonial sport now finding a second life. Cricket, once the preserve of Nigeria's educated elite, is finding favor in schools for poor children and in the streets of some... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1760616-trading-soccer-wickets-nigeria-cricket-boom.html 2012-12-12T10:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758376-monopoly-to-lagos-nigerias-biggest-city.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's largest city of Lagos is no boardwalk, but now Monopoly is taking inspiration from the city's sprawling chaos. Officials unveiled a Lagos-themed Monopoly board game Tuesday in the city. Officials walked past a massive display of the new board game on the floor at Lagos' City Hall on Lagos Island, showing the familiar spaces... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758376-monopoly-to-lagos-nigerias-biggest-city.html 2012-12-11T15:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1757612-15-killed-nigeria-shoot-out-with-radical-sect.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A shootout in northeastern Nigeria between security forces and members of a radical Islamist sect killed at least 15 people, including a local police chief, authorities said Tuesday. The shootings took place in the city of Potiskum, which has increasingly become the scene of violent attacks by the sect known as Boko Haram. Army s... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1757612-15-killed-nigeria-shoot-out-with-radical-sect.html 2012-12-11T10:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755704-nigeria-ministers-mother-abduction-trend.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Police searched Monday for the kidnapped mother of Nigeria's powerful finance minister, after an abduction that shows no one is out of reach of criminal gangs in the West African nation's oil-rich southern delta. Kamene Okonjo, the 83-year-old mother of Nigeria's Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was kidnapped Sunday afternoon in... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1755704-nigeria-ministers-mother-abduction-trend.html 2012-12-10T15:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744582-islamist-sect-nigeria-grows-deadly.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The radical Islamist fighters gather around piles of weapons and ammunition they've stolen and shout praises to God as they shoot into the expanse of the African desert. Those depicted in this video don't come from long-lawless Somalia, nor from al-Qaida North Africa branch. These extremists are from Boko Haram, the Islamist group in N... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744582-islamist-sect-nigeria-grows-deadly.html 2012-12-05T09:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1738210-10-killed-northeast-nigeria-violence.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A security official says at least 10 people were killed in attacks in northeast Nigeria likely carried out by a radical Islamist sect. The security official said the killings happened Sunday in a village called Chibok in Borno state, where ongoing attacks by the sect known as Boko Haram have killed hundreds this year. The officia... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1738210-10-killed-northeast-nigeria-violence.html 2012-12-02T16:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1734144-shell-restores-forcados-export-levels-nigeria.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has lifted a six-week-long production warning on Forcados crude exports from Nigeria's oil-rich delta following pipeline repairs. Spokesman Precious Okolobo said Friday that Shell's Nigerian subsidiary lifted a "force majeure" warning on its Forcados crude shipments Thursday. The term is used when an oil... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1734144-shell-restores-forcados-export-levels-nigeria.html 2012-11-30T14:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1728136-s-africa-group-pays-335m-mtn-nigeria-share.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African investment group has purchased a minority stake in MTN Group Ltd.'s operation in Nigeria for $335 million. Shanduka Group said in a statement Wednesday that it bought the shares from three private investors it did not name. It also did not say what percentage of the MTN operation it bought. MTN's Nigeria arm is the nati... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1728136-s-africa-group-pays-335m-mtn-nigeria-share.html 2012-11-28T10:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725718-10-killed-central-nigeria-violence.html JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen sprayed bullets from a moving van Monday night, killing ten people in a predominantly Christian town in a region beset by religious tensions, Nigeria's military said Tuesday. The attackers were speeding along a road leading to the airport in Plateau state, said Capt. Salisu Mustapha, the spokesman for a special military and poli... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725718-10-killed-central-nigeria-violence.html 2012-11-27T20:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723698-attack-frees-nigeria-police-inmates-leaves-2-dead.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a major police station near Nigeria's capital Monday that holds members of a radical Islamist sect, freeing prisoners and killing two police officers in the latest assault on the nation's beleaguered security forces. The attack on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad's station near Abuja came as the death toll for suicide c... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723698-attack-frees-nigeria-police-inmates-leaves-2-dead.html 2012-11-26T15:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1722372-suicide-blasts-nigeria-military-base-kill-11.html KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Twin suicide car bombs exploded Sunday at a church inside one of Nigeria's top military bases, killing at least 11 people and wounding another 30 in an embarrassing attack showing the continued insecurity that haunts Africa's most populous nation. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but suspicion immediately f... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1722372-suicide-blasts-nigeria-military-base-kill-11.html 2012-11-25T19:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1720906-pope-elevates-6-cardinals-to-choose-successor.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI responded to criticism that the club of churchmen who will choose his successor is too Eurocentric, elevating six new cardinals from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the U.S. during a formal ceremony Saturday. Benedict welcomed the prelates into the College of Cardinals during a short, hour-long ... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1720906-pope-elevates-6-cardinals-to-choose-successor.html 2012-11-24T17:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718366-nigerian-tops-forbes-list-africas-richest.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Forbes magazine says Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian tycoon who built his empire on commodities like flour, sugar and cement, is Africa's richest man. Dangote topped the Forbes' list published this week for the second year running. According to Forbes, he has a net worth of $12 billion. Forbes' list of the 40 richest Africans living in Afr... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1718366-nigerian-tops-forbes-list-africas-richest.html 2012-11-22T11:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1714386-nigerian-presidents-brother-dies.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian presidency says President Goodluck Jonathan's younger brother has died. Spokesman Reuben Abati said in a statement that Meni Innocent Jonathan died Tuesday at the National Hospital in Nigeria's capital of Abuja following a brief illness. The hospital is considered one of most modern hospitals in a country where the polit... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1714386-nigerian-presidents-brother-dies.html 2012-11-20T17:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1714384-nigeria-owes-oil-firm-81b-gas-subsidies.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An official says the Nigerian government owes its state-run oil firm more than $8.1 billion in gasoline subsidy payments. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation official, who insisted on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said Tuesday that the debt is straining its ability to import gasoline. Despite producing a... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1714384-nigeria-owes-oil-firm-81b-gas-subsidies.html 2012-11-20T17:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1713572-twin-road-accidents-kill-25-north-nigeria.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An official says two road accidents that took place an hour apart have claimed 25 lives on a northern Nigerian road. Zamfara state spokesman Nuhu Anka said Tuesday the first accident occurred Monday after a bus tire burst on Gusau-Sokoto road. The driver lost control of his vehicle, leading to death of six passengers who were headed ... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1713572-twin-road-accidents-kill-25-north-nigeria.html 2012-11-20T12:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1711086-total-sells-nigeria-offshore-oil-stake-25b.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — French oil company Total SA said Monday it had sold its stake in an offshore oil field near Nigeria for $2.5 billion to the Chinese state-run firm Sinopec Corp., a sign of China's growing stakes in the West African nation's oil production. The field includes Total's deep-water Usan production operation, which opened earlier this year... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1711086-total-sells-nigeria-offshore-oil-stake-25b.html 2012-11-19T16:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709170-4-killed-religious-riots-central-nigeria.html YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — A Christian vigilante group killed a Muslim resident who insisted on going through their illegal checkpoint, triggering riots that have left at least four people dead in central Nigeria, a local official said Sunday, and showing how communities have lost faith in government's ability to protect them. Rioters have burned down houses an... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709170-4-killed-religious-riots-central-nigeria.html 2012-11-18T14:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1705884-friends-texas-day-care-owner-cared-children.html HOUSTON (AP) — Friends and family of a Texas woman convicted of murder after a fire at her home day care killed four children who had been left alone testified Friday that she was a good person who loved kids and would never intentionally harm them. Jessica Tata's attorneys presented all eight of their witnesses in the punishment phase of the trial on Fri... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1705884-friends-texas-day-care-owner-cared-children.html 2012-11-16T22:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1705324-shell-reopens-damaged-pipeline-nigeria.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has reopened a pipeline in the oil-rich southern delta and has lifted a month-old production warning on its supplies to Nigeria's liquefied natural gas plant. A Shell spokesman told The Associated Press on Friday that Shell's Nigerian subsidiary had lifted a "force majeure" on supply to the plant on Nov.... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1705324-shell-reopens-damaged-pipeline-nigeria.html 2012-11-16T13:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1702242-group-nigeria-lead-poisoning-crisis-ongoing.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A group is warning that a lead poisoning crisis in northern Nigeria is still ongoing and affecting children, while government money has yet to be released. Doctors Without Borders cautioned Thursday about the lead poisoning in rural Zamfara state, near Nigeria's border with Niger. The group says government money to clean up affected vi... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1702242-group-nigeria-lead-poisoning-crisis-ongoing.html 2012-11-15T10:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1693810-african-leaders-agree-to-send-troops-to-north-mali.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — West African nations on Sunday agreed to send some 3,000 troops to help the country of Mali wrest back control of its northern half, which was seized by al-Qaida-linked fighters more than six months ago, according to an official involved in the discussions, and a statement read on Nigerian state television. The decision came late Sun... Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1693810-african-leaders-agree-to-send-troops-to-north-mali.html 2012-11-11T23:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1693830-royal-dutch-shell-shuts-nigeria-oil-pipeline.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has shut down a pipeline in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta after finding leaks it blamed on oil thieves. In a statement Sunday, Shell said its Nigerian subsidiary shut down the Imo River trunk line which had six "theft points." It said the shutdown of the line would cut production by about 25,000 bar... Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1693830-royal-dutch-shell-shuts-nigeria-oil-pipeline.html 2012-11-11T21:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1689486-nobel-laureate-soyinka-nigeria-at-war-with-sect.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka on Friday dismissed calls for peace negotiations with the radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram and said Nigerian society is at stake in what he described as a war for survival. Nigeria's northeast remains under almost daily attack by the sect, which is blamed for killing more than 740 people this year... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1689486-nobel-laureate-soyinka-nigeria-at-war-with-sect.html 2012-11-09T15:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1686594-gunmen-kill-2-chinese-workers-northeast-nigeria.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have shot dead two Chinese construction workers in northeast Nigeria, a region under assault by a radical Islamist sect. Authorities initially blamed the killings Wednesday on the sect known as Boko Haram. However, the group did not claim responsibility for the attack, which saw gunmen intercept the Chinese workers' truck ... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1686594-gunmen-kill-2-chinese-workers-northeast-nigeria.html 2012-11-08T10:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1682380-nigeria-newspaper-editor-shot-highway-attack.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The managing director and editor-in-chief of the Nigerian Compass daily newspaper has been shot during an attack in the country's southwest. The newspaper said in a statement Tuesday that Sina Kawonise was shot in the leg in the attack Monday while traveling through Osun state. The newspaper said a police officer traveling with him a... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1682380-nigeria-newspaper-editor-shot-highway-attack.html 2012-11-06T17:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1679162-nigeria-floods-kill-363-displace-21.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency says 363 people died over months of flooding across the West African nation and 2.1 million others were displaced. The agency made the announcement Monday as Nigeria's annual rainy season is coming to an end. The report covered July through the end of October. The agency said Adamawa and... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1679162-nigeria-floods-kill-363-displace-21.html 2012-11-05T13:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1675584-serena-matter-time-until-no-1.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In the midst of the Williams sisters' first bustling visit to Africa, Serena wasn't quite sure which country she was in Saturday. But she's certain of one thing — it's only "a matter of time" before she'll be world No. 1 again. Serena and older sister Venus arrived in South Africa on an early flight from Nigeria, though Serena told rep... Sat, 03 Nov 2012 14:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1675584-serena-matter-time-until-no-1.html 2012-11-03T14:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1674140-soldiers-raid-north-nigeria-kills-than-40.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in northeast Nigeria shot dead more than 40 people, likely civilians, during an operation in a city long under attack by a radical Islamist sect, a hospital official said Friday. An official at Maiduguri General Hospital said soldiers brought the corpses, mostly young men, into the hospital Thursday night. The official s... Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1674140-soldiers-raid-north-nigeria-kills-than-40.html 2012-11-02T16:59:00Z