http://www.mail.com/locations/14514-lagos.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/14514-lagos.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081702-nigeria-judge-iranian-colleague-smuggled-weapons.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An Iranian and his Nigerian accomplice were sentenced to five years in prison Monday over a plot they orchestrated to smuggle a shipment of military-grade weapons including mortar rounds into West Africa. Both Azim Aghajani and his accomplice, Usman Abbas Jega, pleaded for leniency in the hearing, in which Justice Okechukwu J. Okeke ... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:48:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081702-nigeria-judge-iranian-colleague-smuggled-weapons.html 2013-05-13T15:48:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2076650-newspaper-strike-hits-flamboyant-nigeria-publisher.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Known for bringing in celebrities and smiling in photographs next to former Western leaders, a flamboyant Nigerian newspaper publisher now faces a challenge from his most vocal critics — his own employees. Workers have barricaded the front of ThisDay newspapers in Lagos, hoping to force publisher Nduka Obaigbena into paying them as m... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:52:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2076650-newspaper-strike-hits-flamboyant-nigeria-publisher.html 2013-05-10T15:52:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2050696-adichie-focuses-nigerias-novel.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The traffic is there, grinding life to a halt as the middle class pound out messages on BlackBerry mobile phones and worry about Facebook. The heat, the sweat and the daily tragedy of unclaimed bodies lying alongside roadways, passers-by hurrying past for fear of someone else's misfortune becoming entangled in their own. This is mode... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:33:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2050696-adichie-focuses-nigerias-novel.html 2013-04-29T13:33:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041718-nigeria-attack-recalls-killings-soldiers.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Residents in Nigeria's northeast accused the military of burning down civilian homes in a recent fight with Islamic extremists that left at least 187 people dead, the latest in a series of incidents which authorities have been blamed for the killing of bystanders. In separate incidents in 1999 and 2001, soldiers in Nigeria shelled vi... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:17:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041718-nigeria-attack-recalls-killings-soldiers.html 2013-04-24T15:17:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2036610-number-saving-to-nigeria-mobile-phone-market.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — To know what it is like to make a mobile phone call in Nigeria, ask anyone to turn out their pockets or upend their purses. One, two, three and sometimes even four phones tumble out into view, all with different carriers in hopes of being able to connect a call without it dropping out in Africa's most populous nation. Nigeria's four ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:38:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2036610-number-saving-to-nigeria-mobile-phone-market.html 2013-04-22T17:38:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2034440-nigeria-censors-documentary-growing-crackdown.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The documentary on a massive strike that paralyzed life in Nigeria features newspaper headlines, television news footage and other information widely known about a government gasoline subsidy that saw billions of dollars stolen by greedy companies and the nation's elite. It also, according to Nigerian authorities, could spark violenc... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:11:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2034440-nigeria-censors-documentary-growing-crackdown.html 2013-04-21T15:11:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033168-experts-west-africa-piracy-takes-root-nigeria.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The piracy targeting the coast of West Africa takes root in the oil-slicked creeks of Nigeria's southern delta, where militants steal millions of dollars of crude with the apparent help of security agencies, experts said Saturday. While the attacks target ships throughout the Gulf of Guinea, now rated by London insurers as being just... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:02:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033168-experts-west-africa-piracy-takes-root-nigeria.html 2013-04-20T15:02:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020280-hundreds-arrested-nigeria-immigrant-raids.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The buses crammed full of young men leave each afternoon from this busy market in Nigeria's largest city, some with bruises around their faces and cuts on their arms. A series of raids by Nigerian authorities in recent days has brought fear to Katangua Market in Lagos, where immigrant labor makes the market thrum amid piles of second... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:59:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020280-hundreds-arrested-nigeria-immigrant-raids.html 2013-04-15T14:59:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017534-ap-photos-nigerias-forgotten-railroad-history.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Train horns now sound again across Nigeria's lush south and the encroaching desert of its north, but the history of the nation's 100-year-old railroad still sits rusting away. Old steam locomotives and railway cars that hold special places in the story of Nigeria sit in large storage barns at the Nigerian Railway Corp. headquarters, ... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:08:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017534-ap-photos-nigerias-forgotten-railroad-history.html 2013-04-13T13:08:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998392-abandoned-nigeria-national-theater-eyed-renewal.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's iconic National Theatre rises out of the brackish swamps of Lagos near its islands, a massive concrete and marble structure resembling a military officer's cap and a reminder of when the West African nation had seemingly endless oil dollars to spend. Today, the theater and its surrounding marshlands have become known more a... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:24:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998392-abandoned-nigeria-national-theater-eyed-renewal.html 2013-04-04T17:24:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984106-police-british-hostage-taken-nigeria-released.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A British man abducted in Nigeria's largest city has been released by his kidnappers, a police spokeswoman said Thursday, as other foreigners have been kidnapped in the country's commercial capital in recent days. The release of the British citizen comes after three Lebanese citizens were also kidnapped. Abductions of foreigners rema... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:46:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984106-police-british-hostage-taken-nigeria-released.html 2013-03-28T12:46:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980262-nigerian-police-expatriate-kidnapped-british.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A British businessman was abducted Saturday in Lagos, a rare case of expatriate kidnapping in this West African nation's commercial center, Nigerian police said Tuesday. Nigeria's police spokesman Frank Mba told The Associated Press that kidnappers probably followed their victim as he was leaving a nightclub in Victoria Island, one o... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:10:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980262-nigerian-police-expatriate-kidnapped-british.html 2013-03-26T18:10:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1956792-nigeria-summons-us-official-tweets-pardon.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's foreign ministry summoned a top U.S. diplomat Friday night over an issue of national importance — on Twitter. At dispute are two messages sent Friday by the U.S. Embassy's Twitter account critical of an unconditional pardon given to a former governor convicted on corruption charges, a man who President Goodluck Jonathan onl... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:09:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1956792-nigeria-summons-us-official-tweets-pardon.html 2013-03-15T22:09:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950772-nigeria-pardons-ex-governor-who-stole-millions.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has pardoned the former political benefactor of the nation's president, a presidential adviser said Wednesday, a politician convicted of stealing millions of dollars while serving as a state governor. The decision from a closed-door meeting Tuesday of the Council of State to pardon former Bayelsa state Gov. Diepreye Alamieyes... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:43:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950772-nigeria-pardons-ex-governor-who-stole-millions.html 2013-03-13T11:43:21Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1935094-middle-class-grows-global-brands-hit-nigeria.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Inside this 1950s-style American diner, waitresses softly sing along to Aretha Franklin as they sling hamburgers and whip up milkshakes. The jukebox belts out Ritchie Valens as a customer wearing a Muslim prayer cap and flowing blue robes ambles in. This isn't the U.S., where the kitsch restaurant chain Johnny Rockets has several hun... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:36:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1935094-middle-class-grows-global-brands-hit-nigeria.html 2013-03-06T13:36:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1929498-ap-photos-colonial-polo-embraced-nigeria-elite.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In the midst of the urban hustle of Nigeria's largest city, the grassy field where horses run stands out as a rare bit of green in a city of gray concrete. This is the Lagos Polo Club, located on Ikoyi Island, a remnant of Nigeria's colonial British rule. But after Nigeria gained independence in 1960, the oil-rich nation's political ... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:41:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1929498-ap-photos-colonial-polo-embraced-nigeria-elite.html 2013-03-04T08:41:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924358-nigerias-big-city-razes-homes-poor-left.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The bulldozers came at dawn to this neighborhood of shanty homes and concrete buildings in Nigeria's largest city, followed by riot police carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles. The police banged on doors, corralling the thousands who live in Ijora-Badia off to the side as the bulldozers' blades tore through scrap-lumber walls, their t... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:05:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924358-nigerias-big-city-razes-homes-poor-left.html 2013-03-01T12:05:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1903560-nigeria-secret-police-terror-group-broken-up.html ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — 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 for domestic spying in Africa's most populous nation, offered no de... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:53:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1903560-nigeria-secret-police-terror-group-broken-up.html 2013-02-20T18:53:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1883966-papal-resignation-sparks-global-disbelief-grief.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — From the parishes of Poland to the churches of Chile, Roman Catholics around the world were stunned Monday at the first papal resignation in six centuries, even as many prayed for a new charismatic pontiff who could lead the church into a new era after decades of disaffection and mistrust. Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto, Canada, ... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1883966-papal-resignation-sparks-global-disbelief-grief.html 2013-02-11T22:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859170-correction-nigeria-plane-graveyard-story.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In a story Feb. 2 about Nigeria dismantling abandoned airplanes at airports around the country, The Associated Press reported erroneously what material airliner fuselages are constructed from. They are made of aluminum, not steel. A corrected version of the story is below: Nigeria starts dismantling its plane 'graveyard' Workers dism... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859170-correction-nigeria-plane-graveyard-story.html 2013-02-02T14:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1843280-nigerian-who-fought-burma-wwii-remembered.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — At 16, Isaac Fadoyebo ran away from his home in southwest Nigeria and signed up to fight for Britain in World War II, a decision made from youthful exuberance that saw him sent to Burma to fight and nearly die. Courage and luck kept him alive behind enemy lines as local farmers protected him for months until the British broke through... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1843280-nigerian-who-fought-burma-wwii-remembered.html 2013-01-24T16:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1840436-pipeline-attack-nigeria-unrest-spreads.html AREPO, Nigeria (AP) — Thick plumes of smoke rose into the sky and fire danced across the fuel-slicked waters surrounding the Nigerian pipeline, another attacked and vandalized so thieves could steal the gasoline inside. But this attack didn't happen in Nigeria's oil-rich and unrest-prone Niger Delta, where crude oil pipelines are routinely targeted. Inste... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1840436-pipeline-attack-nigeria-unrest-spreads.html 2013-01-23T16:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1806750-massive-fire-rips-through-slum-nigeria-megacity.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A massive fire tore through a waterfront slum in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos on Tuesday, burning down dozens of shack workshops and homes. When firefighters didn't turn up, locals tried in vain to stop the blaze with buckets of water. The fire hit along the dirty shoreline of the Lagos Lagoon, an area full of sawmills that process lu... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1806750-massive-fire-rips-through-slum-nigeria-megacity.html 2013-01-08T20:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1797470-nigeria-airline-june-crash-resumes-flights.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian airline involved in a June crash that killed at least 163 people resumed domestic flights Thursday, even though officials acknowledge they still don't know what brought the aircraft down and that the families of the dead still haven't received insurance settlements. Government authorities cleared Dana Air to again fly th... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1797470-nigeria-airline-june-crash-resumes-flights.html 2013-01-03T16:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786846-fireworks-warehouse-nigeria-explodes-killing-1.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A massive explosion ripped through a warehouse full of fireworks in Nigeria's largest city on Wednesday, sparking a fire that threatened surrounding city blocks and sending a plume of thick smoke high into the sky. At least one person died and 15 others were wounded, emergency officials said. The blast occurred around 9 a.m. in the J... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786846-fireworks-warehouse-nigeria-explodes-killing-1.html 2012-12-26T16:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1781896-nigeria-railroad-project-connects-2-major-cities.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has rebuilt and reopened railroad tracks connecting Lagos, its commercial heartbeat in the south, to Kano, its largest city in the north, in a $166 milllion project meant to revive the railway system of Africa's most populous country. Minister of Transport Idris Umar described the new route as a "vital start-off" for the econ... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1781896-nigeria-railroad-project-connects-2-major-cities.html 2012-12-22T14:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1781112-burning-pipeline-fire-sign-nigerias-woes.html IJE ODODO, Nigeria (AP) — The gasoline pipeline burns unstopped near a village close to Nigeria's sprawling megacity of Lagos, shooting flames into the air as leaking fuel muddies the ground. All around it, the ground is littered with plastic jerry-cans, used by those who hacked into the line to steal the fuel within. The pipeline explosion here in Ije Od... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1781112-burning-pipeline-fire-sign-nigerias-woes.html 2012-12-21T09:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1768674-nigeria-governor-5-die-helicopter-crash.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A navy helicopter crashed Saturday in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, killing a state governor and five other people, in the latest air disaster to hit Africa's most populous nation, officials said. Nigeria's presidency said in a statement that the governor of the central Nigerian state of Kaduna, Patrick Yakowa, died in the helic... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1768674-nigeria-governor-5-die-helicopter-crash.html 2012-12-15T21:02:00Z 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