The death toll in Friday evening’s coordinated bomb and gun attacks on many targets in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano has risen to 215, according to the private Leadership newspaper. The paper, which is one of the two authoritative newspapers … read more
Police say 11 people have been killed in an attack in Nigeria’s north state of Bauchi. Bauchi state commissioner of police Ikechukwu Aduba said Sunday that the attack happened overnight. He said a total of 11 people were killed, including … read more
Gunmen kidnapped an American working for Marubeni Corp in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region on Friday, killing his driver and demanding a 50 million naira ($310,300) ransom, a security source said. The U.S. embassy confirmed that one of its citizens … read more
At least six people were killed in a string of bomb blasts on Friday in Nigeria’s second city Kano and the authorities imposed a curfew across the city, which has been plagued by an insurgency led by the Islamist sect … read more
The betrayal of the nationwide general strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) provides crucial lessons for workers and young people the world over. The strike began January 9. It was officially called off … read more
After detonating bombs at various locations in Kano yesterday, Boko Haram dropped leaflets all over the city. The leaflets originally in Hausa has been translated into English (rough translation) The translation: In the name of God, the most beneficent and … read more
Coordinated bomb attacks and gun battles in Nigeria’s second-largest city have killed at least 28 people, a witness and sources said on Saturday, with bodies in the streets of one neighbourhood. “I am now walking along the street of my … read more
This is the second warning sent through a press release to 247ureports.com by the group by the name OGBUNIGWE to the northern muslims residing in the south east region of Nigeria to leave the south east or be killed. The … read more
Nigerian police are offering a reward of over $300,000 for information leading to the recapture of the alleged mastermind of a deadly Christmas Day church bombing. Officials say Kabiru Sokoto escaped custody on Wednesday when gang members attacked a police … read more
Indian expatriate employees at Pramod K Mittal’s Nigerian steel company have been cut adrift without pay or living allowances, angering the government and potentially tarnishing India’s image in Africa’s largest nation. Some 117 employees of Delta Steel Company, controlled by … read more