A leader of Nigeria’s main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was quizzed by the State Security Service (SSS) in the capital city of Abuja Tuesday, over alleged inciting comments against the President. A source close to … read more
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has kicked off its campaign in Dutse, Jigawa State, in the Northwestern part of Nigeria. The event which attracted a crowd of over 10,000 persons had in attendance, ACN chieftains, state governors and governorship … read more
A woman says five of her relatives were shot dead in central Nigeria and that she survived with her husband and son by hiding behind a metal door. Gloria Ezekiel Dagut told The Associated Press on Monday that gunmen attacked … read more
Nigeria government has declared two men wanted for crimes of kidnapping, terrorism and announced USD 65,000 reward for providing useful information regarding their whereabouts. “The two men Inusa Bello (21) and Abdullahi Yunusa (24) are wanted for crimes against the … read more
After over 70 years of operation in Nigeria, British Airways has appointed Kola Olayinka as the airline’s first indigenous country manager. According to the airline, the appointment followed an extensive search spanning several months to find the best person for … read more
Police said Sunday they had shot dead a man financing a radical Islamist sect in northern Nigeria and arrested another man suspected of supplying the group with arms. The man financing the Bokom Haram sect, Alhaji Salisu Damaturu, was killed … read more
Governors of the 36 states of the federation Sunday night met with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja to register their concern over the financial implications of the Minimum Wage Bill recently passed by the National … read more
Two jumbo jets are ready to start airlifting Nigerian nationals from Libya and are awaiting permission to fly into the strife-torn north African country, Nigeria’s foreign ministry said Friday. “Nigeria has arranged two jumbo jets to commence the evacuation of … read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Adetokunbo Kayode has said the crisis in Jos was not as a result of any external force or influence, but a challenge bringing brothers together again and stop bloodshed. He told journalists on Friday at the … read more
Nigerian militant leaders declared Friday that the country’s most prominent rebel group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, no longer exists and was not capable of unleashing any further violence on the oil and gas industry. Eleven former … read more