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Kola Aluko, a Nigerian oil magnate now wanted in the UK for money laundering, has admitted that he paid rent for a high-end apartment for the mother of a former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Mr. Aluko told the

Nigeria’s security forces has released a poster with the pictures of the 100 most wanted suspected members of the militant group Boko Haram. Number 100 is the alleged leader Abubakar Shekau: But his image is also used for number 97:

Port Harcourt International Airport in Nigeria has been voted the world’s worst airport, according to tens of thousands of travellers. The airport topped the Guide to Sleeping in Airports world’s worst airports 2015 list, which surveyed over 26,000 fliers to

Oscar Pistorius was released from jail late Monday, South African officials said, and will serve his remaining sentence under house arrest after a year behind bars for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The Paralympian star was allowed out of prison

The Indigenous People of Biafra Worldwide, a group championing the secession of Biafra from Nigeria and which owns Radio Biafra used for this purpose, on Sunday wrote an open letter to world leaders over the plight of its leader, Nnamdi

SaharaReporters has found that a £4.5 million mansion belonging to the notable oil tycoon from Ghana, Kevin Okyere, provides a connection between him and the recently arrested former Nigerian Minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke and her ongoing legal battles.

Basketball player Lamar Odom is reportedly in very critical condition after being found unconscious on Tuesday afternoon (October 13). According to TMZ, the 35-year-old was found unconscious at a brothel called the Love Ranch South in Nevada and he is

Gambian President, Prof Dr Sheik AJ Jammeh showed appreciation for the Nollywood industry by presenting plots of land to number of Nigerian actors. It wasgathered that the land presentation was done on Saturday, October 11, by Vice President Dr Mrs

Security agents in Zimbabwe have allegedly detained two Nigerian pastors and blocked their leader, Chris Okafor – who last year prophesied President Robert Mugabe’s death – from entering the country, Zimbabwean NewsDay reported today. Okafor, the leader of the Liberation

This story is being reprinted with permission from NEXT which remains its appropriate copyright owner. By Musikilu Mojeed June 26, 2011 On April 7, 2010, a day after her appointment as minister for petroleum resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke flew to Beverley