Boko Haram last Wednesday abducted more than 20 women, most of them young girls, in Lassa, Borno State. A member of the community, Daniel Ibrahim, made the disclosure to SaharaReporters. “They [Boko Haram] abducted more than 20 girls from our … read more
A cargo plane detained in Nigeria on Saturday does not belong to Russia and its crew is not Russian either, said the Russian Embassy in Abuja. “The plane detained in Nigeria, according to earlier media reports, does not belong to … read more
Nigeria’s airport authority and security officials say they have seized an aircraft loaded with at least one military helicopter and heavy weapons that made an unscheduled landing at Kano airport in northern Nigeria. Security agents said they detained five Ukrainian … read more
Shell Oil Co., facing allegations of international bribery in Nigeria in 2009, told federal prosecutors that one of its senior petroleum engineers, Robert Writt, approved and facilitated the bribes and then lied about his role in interviews with company lawyers. … read more
More than 175 Nigerian medics arrived in Liberia and Sierra Leone on Friday to join the fight against Ebola, the first of 600 volunteers promised by the regional giant which contained its own outbreak earlier this year. The medics will … read more
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria announced this week that Nigeria’s military had cancelled specialized training by American soldiers on fighting Boko Haram militants. A former U.S. ambassador says the move is puzzling, given the Nigerian military’s struggles to defeat the … read more
The Western Ports Command of the Nigerian Police has sounded the alarm that the Boko haram sect is planning to bomb Lagos, with Apapa seaport as its likely target. The Commissioner of police, Mrs Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison said this during the … read more
A globally-acclaimed independent think-tank, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) which provides resources that help individuals and corporate bodies to better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries has described Nigeria’s population … read more
Nigeria has slashed the oil price assumed in its 2015 budget by 11 percent to $65 a barrel from $73, in light of lower world oil prices, a Finance Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday. It was the second time in … read more
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on Thursday stormed two towns in northeast Nigeria, raiding banks and burning government buildings as well as political party offices, residents told AFP. Scores of gunmen dressed in military uniform arrived in Bajoga, 60 kilometres (37 … read more