Since the April 9 election of the next set of National Assembly members in which the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost almost all the seats it presently holds in the South-west states, some politicians and commentators have been making statements … read more
Corpses have been loaded onto a truck and women have tried to block the smell of decay while fleeing Zonkwa in northern Nigeria, as government officials say next week’s governor elections in two state cannot go ahead because of the … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan announced Thursday that a judicial commission of inquiry would be set up to find out the immediate and remote causes of the post-election violence in some parts of the north, which left dozens dead, hundreds injured and … read more
Reneging on his earlier promise not to contest the outcome of Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria, one of the losing candidates in the election, Muhammadu Buhari, has said he will mount a legal challenge against the outcome of the poll. … read more
A police inspector was killed in a bomb explosion in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State, the police said on Thursday. State police spokesperson Mai Mamman disclosed this to reporters in Maiduguri, the state capital, saying the bomb was thrown at a … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday that next week’s gubernatorial elections will go ahead, despite the riots that have left more than 100 dead and forced 40,000 others to flee following the recent presidential vote in Africa’s most populous nation. Muslim … read more
A LULL in fighting in northern Nigeria yesterday enabled relatives to search morgues for their loved ones. A wave of riots sparked by disputed election results has killed at least 100 people in the mostly Muslim region. Yesterday, former ruler … read more
At least 107 suspects involved in post-election violence in northern Nigeria have been arrested, an official said. Commissioner of Police of Katsina state, Ibrahim Mohammed, said 15 churches were burnt down by protesters and properties belonging to supporters of the … read more
MILITANTS under the aegis of the Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, last night, threatened to revenge the killings of Christians, especially those from the South-South in the some northern parts of the country by those protesting the victory of President … read more
Since 2002, gas flaring from Shell Petroleum and Production Company (SPDC) facilities has fallen by over 50percent. This decline has been due to works carried out to collect the gas produced with oil, as well as lower production as a … read more