Workers prepare hamburgers at Johnny Rockets restaurant in Lagos, Nigeria

Nigerian authorities seized a ship and arrested its 15 Russian crew members on suspicion of arms smuggling, after they found several guns and about 8,500 rounds of ammunition on the boat, the Navy said Today.
The vessel, which belonged to the Moran group of Moscow and was flying a Dutch flag, was intercepted over the weekend in Lagos, Navy spokesman Commodore Aliyu Kabiru said by telephone, according to Reuters.

By Martins Oluswagger

Henry Inedoro (46), who was deported in for using the name George Asinayo before sneaking back into the country, appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe.
 

Nigerian non-oil export to Ghana increased by 38 per cent in 2011, says The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC).
Mr Aliyu Lawal, NEPC Director of Trade Information, in an interview with Vanguard in Abuja, said that Nigeria exported goods worth 113 million dollars (N17.52 billion) to Ghana in 2011, compared with 81.76 million dollars (N12.67 billion) in 2010.