Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 17 people and abducted dozens in a series of attacks in the central region of Nigeria’s north-east Borno State, the head of a local administration said on Sunday. The killings happened on … read more
Dominic Adesanya, the 23-year-old Nigerian who was on Wednesday night arrested by the United States Security Service officials for jumping the North Lawn fence of the White House has been charged with two counts of felony assault on a police … read more
A NEW single has set to be released in support of the international campaign calling for Nigerian militants to return over 200 women and girls kidnapped during its violent struggle against the government. Michelle John, a backing singer to some … read more
A Nigerian drug smuggler at Madrid’s international airport who started shivering after the cocaine bags he was carrying inside his body burst was left to die after airport authorities activated an emergency Ebola alert At 5pm on Saturday October 18th, … read more
When the first case of Ebola was discovered in Nigeria, Jeffrey Hawkins, the US consul-general in Lagos, said that an outbreak there could become an “apocalyptic urban outbreak”. “The last thing anyone in the world wants to hear are the … read more
Fire on Thursday engulfed the second floor of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) terminal but was quickly put off before a major damage was done. THISDAY gathered that the fire started in the commercial department of the Federal Airports … read more
Nigeria pledged on Thursday to send a contingent of 600 volunteers to help fight the worst ever outbreak of Ebola on record which has killed nearly 5 000 people in West Africa. With financial pledges flowing in from around the … read more
Up to 60 women have reportedly been kidnapped in Nigeria’s Adamawa State in the restive northeastern region, with locals fingering Boko Haram militants. “Just as people were celebrating the so-called cease-fire with the militants, gunmen we suspected to be Boko … read more
Days after Nigeria’s military raised hopes with the announcement that Islamic extremists had agreed to a cease-fire, Boko Haram is still fighting and there is no word on the fate of the 219 schoolgirls held hostage for six months. Officials … read more
A bomb has exploded at a bus station in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least five people and wounding 12 others. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast late Wednesday in Azare. The town, in Bauchi state, has … read more