Last week, Facebook officially announced the opening of its first Africa office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The announcement, which industry insiders were already aware of, didn’t attract much in the way of negative comment and was broadly welcomed by all. … read more
A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun state in western Nigeria, on Monday sentenced a 28-year-old man to one month in prison for breaking into a shop to steal seven pieces of meats from a pot. The Magistrate, Miss Temitope Adebutu, … read more
WE CANNOT afford to disappoint Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari told his party leaders at the weekend. Mr Buhari was responding to concerns from a nation impatient for signs that their new president has the will and capability to tackle corruption, … read more
Two bombs blamed on the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram exploded at a crowded mosque and an elite Muslim restaurant in Nigeria’s central city of Jos, killing 44 people, officials said Monday. Sixty-seven other people were wounded in the attacks … read more
At least 30 people have been reported dead following fresh attacks by gunmen in Birnin-Magaji local government area of Zamfara. Addressing newsmen on Sunday, Chairman of the council, Muhammad Gusami, said the attacks took place in Kokeya and Chigama villages … read more
Designer store catering to “the flamboyance of the Africans” brings modern African luxury to Nigeria’s rich. Take a sought-after architect, add the king of “new Africa cuisine” and a smattering of famous designers, and you get a concept-store in Lagos … read more
A suicide bomber killed six people at a church on Sunday in Potiskum, a town in northeast Nigeria hit by suspected Boko Haram attacks in the past, a Red Cross official and a witness said. “People were just going to … read more
One month after taking office, Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, has not yet named a Cabinet to help him cope with this country’s firestorm of troubles. The petroleum-driven economy is in crisis with a months-long fuel shortage, the naira currency … read more
Nigeria’s central bank is no mood to devalue the naira given the risks to inflation from a weaker currency, its spokesman said on Friday, potentially delaying investment flows into Africa’s biggest economy. The central bank (CBN) said in a statement … read more
Nigeria military authorities said a jeep full of Improvised Explosives Devises (IED) was among the weapons recovered by troops conducting Cordon and Search Operations after suicide bombing attacks on Zabamari Muna near Maiduguri, Borno State on Saturday. The recovery followed … read more