Many of the 200,000 Nigerian refugees now living in Cameroon say they expect their new president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari to end the Boko Haram insurgency that drove them from their homes. Chidi Lucas fled violence in the northeastern town of Ngoshe … read more
Nigerian commercial sex workers are offering three days of free sex in celebration of Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the recent hotly contested presidential election, International Business Times says. The National Association of Nigeria Prostitutes (NANP) had said they would declare … read more
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the number of internet users on the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) networks has increased from 76,322, 802 in 2014 to 81,892,840 by January 2015. According to the data, there is an increase … read more
Boko Haram insurgents, escaping last Tuesday from the firepower of Chadian and Nigerien forces in Nigeria’s northeast employed crude tactics not to lose their women: They stripped them as they forced them to flee with them. Residents of Malam Fatori, … read more
Opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari beat incumbent Goodluck Jonathan in a landslide victory last weekend, producing some resentment in Jonathan’s home region. On Friday evening, in the town of Obrikom and the nearby village of Obor in Rivers state, gunmen … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly put a halt to plans being made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to challenge the victory of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Muhammadu Buhari in the recently concluded presidential elections. Buhari emerged winner on … read more
Al Jazeera filed a case at a court in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, to free two of its journalists detained by the military more than a week ago in a northeastern city. The detention of Ahmed Idris and Ali Mustapha … read more
US President Barack Obama has spoken to Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and outgoing leader Goodluck Jonathan, praising both for their role in the country’s first democratic transfer of power. Obama spoke to the men separately yesterday to “commend them for … read more
The reaction Wednesday from the Nigerian oil industry to the election of former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has been overwhelmingly positive, with some officials predicting that some suspended oil projects could be revived and even the once-feared militant group MEND, … read more
President Barack Obama is congratulating the president-elect of Nigeria, saying the election there has “shown the world the strength” of the African country’s commitment to Democratic ideals. Obama says in a White House statement Wednesday that he was impressed with … read more