The latest horrific terrorist bombing in Nigeria is focusing attention on the economic neglect of the northern half of the country, the apparent breeding ground of the militants who launched the attacks. The widespread poverty in northern Nigeria, largely excluded … read more
The death toll from a clash between Christians and Muslims in deeply divided central Nigeria has risen to at least 13, a hospital official said on Tuesday. “Thirteen corpses have been transferred (from another hospital closer to the violence),” Ishaya … read more
At least 10 persons were yesterday killed and several others injured in Jos, the Plateau State capital following a fresh violence that erupted between Muslim and Christian faithful. The violence is coming less than a forth night a clash between … read more
A Cameroonian ship captain who was kidnapped by pirates Saturday in Nigerian waters has been freed. The Cameroonian ship Monica and its 150 passengers left Cameroon late Friday, heading west toward Oron in eastern Nigeria. Trader Linda Mossima was on … read more
The Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) PLC has announced a disruption in the services rendered by Sat-3, the major fibre optic cable serving the West African sub-region. In a statement issued Sunday in Abuja, by its spokesman, Abdullah El-Amin, NITEL blamed the … read more
Heavy rains that caused a dam to overflow in southwestern Nigeria and led to houses being submerged has killed 20 people and displaced thousands, an emergency management agency spokesman said on Sunday. “Twenty confirmed dead,” said Yushau Shuaib of the … read more
Security officials here are concerned that an Islamic militant group believed responsible for a deadly suicide attack on the United Nations compound has splintered into two factions: one focused on local grievances and another that is seeking contacts with outside … read more
Oil thieves caused a fire last week on a Nigerian pipeline owned by Italian oil firm Agip , a government official said on Friday. Agip, subsidiary of multinational energy firm Eni, was not immediately available for comment. “The people were … read more
Two top U.N. officials offered conflicting views Sunday on the safety of its Nigeria headquarters after a suicide car bombing there, as the world body paused to mourn the 23 people killed in the attack claimed by a radical Muslim … read more
Philip Olawale Omotunde took part in a elaborate scam which involved claiming social security pay-outs for fictional disabled babies. The Home Office tried to deport the Nigerian but he won the right to stay in Britain after arguing it would … read more