The main opposition candidate in Nigeria’s presidential election, former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, accused the police on Tuesday of killing four of his supporters at an election rally this week. Security forces in the central city of Jos, where sectarian … read more
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jet crashed in training in Kano on Tuesday, killing one of the two occupants. Authorities of the NAF 303 Flying Training School did not disclose details at press time. However, it was learnt that the … read more
Security forces in the central Nigerian city of Jos shot into the air and fired tear gas on Monday to disperse youths near an opposition election rally. Witnesses said several people had been injured and a member of one muslim … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed concern over the incessant violence crises that have continues to engulf Jos and its environs, warning that the present administration shall no longer fold its hands while a few, disgruntled zealots wreck havoc on innocent … read more
An alleged Iranian Revolutionary Guard member on trial over a weapons shipment seized in Lagos told authorities he did not have a licence to export arms, a statement read at his trial said Monday. “My IGTCC (International General Trading and … read more
As the elections inch closer, the Senate last week passed a bill that will eventually give Nigeria one of the strongest anti-tobacco laws on the continent. Sponsored by Olorunimbe Mamora, a senator (Lagos East) on the platform of the Action … read more
A church pastor has been jailed for 11 and a half years after being found guilty of trafficking children into the UK for use as domestic “slaves” at her home in Barking, east London. Lucy Adeniji brought two children and … read more
A bomb carried by two men aboard a motorcycle killed them on Sunday when it accidentally exploded in the tense central Nigerian city of Jos, police and witnesses said. “Two men were riding a motorcycle allegedly carrying explosives. They had … read more
A 35-year-old woman in Nigeria’s central Benue state faces a possible dealt penalty after she was charged with culpable homicide for allegedly killing her albino child, the private Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday. Mrs. Doosur Hembaor was arraigned before a … read more
Former members of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) in Furupagha, an Ijaw clan in Ondo State, have vowed not to allow any election to take place in the state if the Federal Government fails to … read more