President Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday returned to the country aboard a Ghanaian presidential aircraft at about 5:45pm after a brief trip to Togo where mediated on the country's political crisis.  

VanguardObasanjo cautions on Nigeria's image after terror threatNEXTFormer Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, said the arrest of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian who, ...Don't use Abdulmutallab to judge Nigerians – ObasanjoThe PunchObasanjo to reporters: 'It's not your business if I speak with Yar'Adua'Nigerian Compass Newspaper - ...all the news. all the timeDon't criminalise Nigerians – ObasanjoVanguardDaily...  

The Nigerian company Allied Energy and Eni, through its affiliate Nigerian Agip Exploration, have started up production from the Oyo oil field, located in the Niger Delta Deep offshore, about 75 kilometers off the Nigerian coast.  

News headlines in the West African nation suggest they're being treated like lepers ... INSKEEP: If I opened a Nigerian newspaper, turned on a Nigerian television, turned on the radio in Nigeria, is this the main thing that people are talking about ...  

President Umaru Yar'Adua might as well end up the Nigerian of the Year 2010. The New Year promises the Nigerian leader a lot of challenges. For him, the problem of ill-health is intertwined with that of moving the country forward, especially in the political and economic spheres.  

Nigeria: Ooni's Birthday - Akinola Curses Politicians, Their ChildrenAllAfrica.com... Obasanjo and president of the Republic of Benin, Dr Thomas Boni Yayi and His Royal Majesty, King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, Kumasi, Ghana. ...Politicians share Nigeria's resourcesDaily SunAnglican Primate Akinola extols Ooni's virtuesVanguardall 7 news articles »  

Militants in the restive Niger Delta last month attacked a major oil pipeline, saying Yar'Adua's absence was slowing peace talks, while clashes between the security forces and an Islamic sect in the northern city of Bauchi on Monday underscored the ...  

A court in The Hague has ruled that it has the jurisdiction to try a case brought against Shell Nigeria by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Mileudefensie).   The Dutch environmental organisation and four Nigerians took Shell and its subsidiary Shell Nigeria to court for polluting the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Shell disputed whether or not the court had the authority to hear the case. The company has now accepted that it has.    

A court in the Netherlands said it would hear a case against supermajor Royal Dutch Shell brought by Nigerian farmers complaining of environmental damage. A group of four Nigerian farmers complained a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell was responsible ...  

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta say they attacked an oil pipeline overnight, breaking a cease-fire agreement with the government. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in the a statement issued ...  

It has been another tough year for Nigeria both politically and in business. Over the past 12 months many actors have taken to the stage to make an impact for good, bad or ugly. Who is the Nigerian Personality of the year 2009: Yaradua, Iwu, Fashola, ASUU, Niger Delta Militants, James Ibori, Nuhu Ribadu, Soludo, Lamido [...]  

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A Nigerian judge has dismissed a 170-count indictment accusing a former state governor in the oil-rich Niger Delta of corruption. Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says a federal judge on Thursday dismissed the ...  

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) said its fighters, armed with rocket launchers and machine guns, carried out a "warning strike" overnight on a Shell or Chevron pipeline in Abonemma, Rivers state, on Saturday. There was no ...  

File picture shows fighters from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). Nigeria's main rebel group said they attacked an oil pipeline operated by Shell and Chevron, ending a two-month truce, and blamed the government of using ...  

BBC NewsNigeria warrants for el-Rufai and Ribadu a 'witch-hunt'BBC NewsInternational arrest warrants issued by Nigeria for two allies of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo are part of a witch-hunt, one of their lawyers says. ...Nigeria seeks arrest of ex-minister over graftAngolaPress•Photo: Sun News PublishingDaily SunStill On El-Rufai And Ribadu On President Yar'AduaLeadershipNigeriaUPI.comall 41 news articles »