More than 100 Nigerian children have been branded as “witches” by church ministers and have been cast out by their families and shunned by society. Some of the children pariahs have suffered violence from their families and from others. The … read more
Nigeria has arrested 200 people, mostly Chadian “mercenaries,” after last week’s attacks in the north, a police source said Thursday, as pressure mounts on the security forces to stem the violence. Coordinated gun and bomb attacks in the northern city … read more
A fire at Chevron Corp.’s Funiwa field in Nigeria, which started from a gas rig on Jan. 16, may take another 30 days to put out, Andrew Fawthrop, managing director of the company’s unit in the West African country said … read more
Italy has finished training 340 Nigerian security personnel as the West African country steps up its campaign against Boko Haram militia. At the same time the Nigerian government has launched its Integrated Assistance for Countering Terrorism (I-ACT) project. The Italian … read more
(AP) — The aging Muslim spiritual leader of this northern Nigeria city, his eyes heavy with fatigue, leaned into a microphone Monday and whispered to God his wish for peace after the killing of at least 185 people in an … read more
More than 100 people were killed in bomb attacks and gunbattles in the Nigerian city Kano late on Friday, a local government security source said, in the deadliest strike claimed by Islamist sect Boko Haram to date. “Definitely more than … read more
Britain and New Zealand have warned their nationals against travelling to parts of Nigeria after a series of terrorist bomb attacks in the Northern city of Kano left over 150 people dead. In the wake of the attacks, the British … read more
A 24-hour curfew placed on the Nigerian city of Kano after Friday’s attacks by Boko Haram has been lifted. President Goodluck Jonathan has said the bombers who killed over 150 people in the northern city of Kano will “face the … read more
Islamist militant fighters are currently attacking several towns in Bauchi state including Bauchi township the state capital. Eyewitnesses to Saharareporters that a police station in Tafawa Balewa local government area was targeted while another military checkpoint was attacked by Boko … read more
Nigeria would be engaged in multipartite civil war like it happened in Lebanon in 1975 and Somalia in 1991 before its final disintegration in 2030, a report by the United States military experts released by the Centre for Strategy and … read more