Blast at illegal Nigerian oil refinery kills 37 people
Rivers State, Nigeria Reuters At least 37 people, including two pregnant women, were burned to death after a blast at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria, a local security official and community leader said on Tuesday. Illegal refining is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria as impoverished locals tap pipelines to […]
Nigerian election: Christian leaders preach peace, love and unity as nation heads to the polls
TONNY ONYULO reports on calls for a peaceful election in Nigeria this weekend…
UK optician kidnapped and killed in Niger Delta, three other medical aid workers rescued
World Watch Monitor Ian Squire, founder of Mission for Vision. PICTURE: Via LinkedIn A British optician, kidnapped with a missionary couple and another optician while working in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, has died. Ian Squire founded a Christian charity, Mission for Vision, in 2003 to “improve the lives of those living in the poorest regions in […]