Human rights violations, including extra-judicial executions and torture, by security forces still plague several African countries, Amnesty International said Friday. A report by the London-based rights group said excessive use of force and other ill-treatment at times resulting in unlawful … read more
The Nigerian army clashed with militants in the creeks of the Niger Delta on Wednesday, the first such skirmish for months in the heartland of Africa’s biggest oil and gas industry. Soldiers patrolling near the Ayakoromo community in Delta state … read more
Nigeria on Wednesday launched a probe into post-election riots believed to have killed hundreds of people last month, with a prominent Muslim heading the panel that will lead the investigation. President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated the 22-member panel that will look … read more
The governor-elect of a Nigerian state said Wednesday he would push for an amnesty deal with an Islamist sect blamed for scores of attacks in a bid to end unrest in the country’s northeast. The sect known as Boko Haram, … read more
The Nigerian Navy has acquired three combat (mantra) boats to protect the nation’s territorial waters. The three high speed boats were operated on Tuesday at the Naval base, Apapa, Lagos. The vessels were fitted with high calibre arms and ammunition … read more
Authorities in northeastern Nigeria are blaming a radical Muslim sect for the drive-by killing of a high-profile unionist. The Borno state police chief said gunmen shot the state chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Tuesday night in … read more
Nigeria’s president has announced that the families of slain young poll workers will each receive more than $30,000. President Goodluck Jonathan said in a statement Tuesday that he wanted to show gratitude to the college graduates who had paid “the … read more
By PHILLIP EYAM-OZUNG Though Ambassador John Campbell is a US diplomat who served as the USA ambassador to Nigeria under the administration of President Gorge W. Bush and now serves as a senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the … read more
Fresh fuel scarcity looms in Delta and other states in the Southsouth as the Warri Depot of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) was yesterday shut down following Monday afternoon’s explosion and fire outbreak at the loading bay. The … read more
EXCEPT Cote d’Ivoire, other African countries defeated Nigeria in global competitiveness report recently released by the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Economic Forum. The country dropped from its previous 96th position to 127 in the current global … read more