At least two bombs have detonated near beer halls in a rough neighbourhood of a central Nigerian city beset by religious and ethnic violence, causing unknown injuries, witnesses said. The bombs exploded at about 9pm local time on Sunday in … read more
Nigeria’s population and health data experts have ranked the country’s population as one of the fastest growing in the world, saying the trend is worrisome and should be of great concern to policy makers, the local tabloid, Guardian reported from … read more
The Federal Government has revealed that one out of every three children of school age in Nigeria is out of school. Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, disclosed this in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the activities of … read more
Americans on Sunday commemorated the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. The North American Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ceremonies were held in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania, Three … read more
Eleven ex-militants on maritime skill acquisition in Poland have been sent to Nigeria for their inability to meet the academic standard of the institution, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The students were among the 22 admitted to the … read more
The Federal Government yesterday justified its decision to opt for foreign training for former members of the Niger Delta militant groups who embraced its amnesty initiative. The Special Adviser to the President on the Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku, who was … read more
A Shariah court in northern Nigeria has ordered that two men have their right hands amputated for stealing a farmer’s bull. The decision by the Shariah court in Zamfara state came Friday. In the Judge Muhammadu Abubakar’s ruling, the court … read more
Editor’s Note: John Campbell, the former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria from 2004 to 2007, is the Ralph Bunch Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. By John Campbell On August 26, a suicide bomber drove … read more
Renewed overnight attacks on villages in central Nigeria on Friday killed 12 people including seven young siblings in an area beset by sectarian violence, local government officials said. “Nine people died in the (first) attack, eight are of the same … read more
SOME members of the ousted regime of Libya’s Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have crossed over to some parts of Northern Nigeria, according to reports by Hamada Radio International, monitored Friday evening in Kaduna. According to the radio, the crossover to Nigeria … read more