UN team meets Chad child soldiers

The UN works to release more than 80 child soldiers in Chad taken prisoner by the military during clashes with rebels

Nigerian Militants Attack Ship, Seize 15 People

Army says oil tanker known as 'MV SPIRIT' was contracted by state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company to transport shipment to Warri Port, in Niger Delta

Hostages seized in Nigerian Delta

Nigerian oil militants say they have taken at least 15 foreign hostages following an attack on a camp in southern Delta state

Town poll tests Nigeria democracy

Heavily-armed security forces supervise a renewed attempt to elect a governor in a south-western Nigerian town

Ben Stiller Seeks Nigerian Prince Sympathy -

Ben Stiller has lined up another directing gig. He’s shifting from straight comedy to drama with comic overtones, and helming a movie called Help Me Spread Goodness.

Execution of Nigerian in China Saddens Foreign Ministry

Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday announced the execution in China of a Mr Chibuzor Vitus Ezekwem after being found guilty of trafficking in hard drugs.The ministry quoted the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing , as stating that Mr Ezekwem was executed on April 23 2009 at 11.00 hours.

Nigeria Seamen in Somalia -

Nigerians were captured on the high seas by Somali pirates, neither the ship nor its crew have been located. The ship had just been purchased newly by a Nigerian business concern, ESL Integrated Services Limited when the incident occurred in August 2008.