A suspected suicide bomber disguised in military uniform was killed on Tuesday when his car bomb exploded under fire from soldiers outside a military base in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, the army said. It was the latest in … read more
From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: 08 February 2012 11:11 To: chiefoyibo@oyibosonline.com; Subject: JTF suspects Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) advises Nigerians to disregard the pathetic attempt at … read more
Nigeria’s military has named seven people it says were behind an attack on an oil pipeline belonging to Italy’s Eni on Saturday, and denied a claim that a former separatist militia in the Niger Delta was responsible. A statement purporting … read more
The Nigerian subsidiary of oil giant Shell Monday raised an alarm over the effects of continued crude oil theft along one of its major export pipelines, saying the practice could affect the production and export of 140,000 barrels per day … read more
To what will you attribute Boko Haram’s terrorism?-Let me begin by reminding everyone that Boko Haram has a very long history, whether you describe Boko Haram as an army of the discontent, or even as some people grotesquely try to … read more
Gunmen attacked a police station with explosives and automatic weapons in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano on Monday, the latest assault by suspected Islamist militants on the country’s second biggest urban centre. A Reuters reporter heard a powerful blast which … read more
BOKO Haram’s ambition of creating a climate of fear, terror and panic ahead of their plan to re-invent Nigeria, seem close to reality. A visitor to some of the major cities in northern Nigeria – Kano, Bauchi, Maiduguri, Kaduna, etc … read more
The Nigerian government has signed a deal with three neighbouring countries as part of efforts to curb the menace of the Islamic sect Boko Haram, which has killed 935 people in the past two and a half years. The private … read more
A lead poisoning epidemic in Nigeria’s north that has killed 400 children and affected thousands is the worst in modern history, but cleanup has not even begun in many areas, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. “Thousands of children in … read more
Journalists working for French TV in Nigeria were detained by soldiers, interrogated, escorted to their hotel and then ordered to leave town. Jeremie Drieu of TF1 and local journalist Ahmad Salkida were arrested in the city of Jos, where thousands … read more