Rioters went on a rampage in central Nigeria and burnt down a police station to protest the detention of their friends, police said Monday. “The arsonists overwhelmed the police and burnt the police station after freeing their friends who were … read more
At least 30 people were burnt to death on Sunday following a fuel tanker explosion at Gani Gaku in Nigeria’s northern Adamawa state, the private Nation newspaper reported Monday. It said the tragedy occurred as people scooped fuel from a … read more
A Nigerian High Court sitting in Abuja, the federal capital city, on Thursday remanded six top federal civil servants in prison custody following their alleged complicity in the illegal diversion of 32.8 billion naira (about US$ 220 million) from the … read more
Suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram attacked three police stations in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, burning two of them down in the latest of scores of such assaults, police said. It was not yet clear if there were casualties … read more
A House Wife, Uwanin Takai has taken her husband to Takai Sharia Court in Kano State on Friday, seeking for divorce due to lack of proper feeding as the husband provides her with a meal per day. However, the man, … read more
Attacks by the militant Boko Haram is prompting the Nigerian government to place Muslim groups in the country under security scrutiny, a move seen by analysts as counterproductive. “As part of the measures to forestall future occurrence, we have the … read more
Authorities say security forces in Nigeria have raided a suspected bomb factory for a radical Islamist sect south of the nation’s capital. Maj. Gen. Alphonsus Chukwu told journalists that Saturday’s raid killed a soldier and a member of the State … read more
Suspected members of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram killed four people on Friday when they robbed a bank and stormed a police station in northeast Borno state, a government official said. Gunmen killed two people during a raid on a … read more
The Government of Kano state, northwest Nigeria, has identified 135 ghost workers in the civil service. The state’s Head of Service, Alhaji Umar Shehu Minjibir told journalists Friday that the ghost workers already identified may face prosecution. The state Governor, … read more
The killings on March 8th of two Europeans who were held hostage in Nigeria shed light on the kidnapping for ransom practice used by armed groups affiliated with al-Qaeda. The latest incident in Nigeria that claimed the lives of Chris … read more