A heavy explosion followed by bursts of sporadic gunfire hit the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri on Wednesday, where a militant Islamist sect has been waging a campaign of violence. The blast, which appeared to come from the centre of … read more
Nigeria’s state security service (SSS) said on Monday it had arrested more than 100 suspected members of radical Islamist sect Boko Haram and had foiled a spate of attempted bombings in the past month and a half. Guerrilla attacks on … read more
Shell Petroleum development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has linked the rampant cases of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta to international criminal network, and called on all stakeholders to take urgent steps to check the dangerous trend. According to … read more
Plans to introduce Islamic banking as one of the models of non-interest financial services has touched off intense controversy in religiously divided Nigeria. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) two weeks ago published a final set of regulations on non-interest … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan will finish naming his new administration in the coming days, a team which could make or break the nation’s hopes of forging ahead with reforms over the next four years. Jonathan, who was sworn in for his … read more
According to this article published in the UK’s Daily Mirror newspaper, British Spy Chiefs have reason to believe that Al Qadea has plans of turning Nigeria into its headquarters. Spy chiefs have warned David Cameron that al-Qaeda is determined to … read more
At least 10 people were killed in weekend violence in Nigeria’s restive northeast in a series of attacks attributed to a radical Muslim sect, officals have said. Major General Jack Nwachukwu Nwaogbo said an explosion near police barracks in the … read more
British spy chiefs said at the weekend that they had uncovered a plot by Al-Qaeda to make Nigeria their headquarters from where they could carry out attacks on Europe. Also, members of the fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, were on the … read more
Labour leaders on Sunday psyched workers up for confrontation with Abuja and states if they fail to pay the N18,000 minimum wage after the two weeks’ ultimatum which expires July 14. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Abdulwaheed Omar, said workers … read more
Authorities stepped up security Monday as they launched a probe into multiple attacks that killed 20 people in northeastern Nigeria, including a bomb blast at a police barracks. The police barracks bombing killed at least 10 people Sunday evening in … read more