Suspected Islamists have killed three soldiers in attacks in northern Nigeria in the past two days, the military said Monday, the latest in a spate of such incidents that have left dozens dead. The attacks by suspected Islamist sect members … read more
Suspected members of an Islamist sect blamed for a series of attacks in Nigeria’s north shot dead a soldier guarding a church on Sunday and stole his rifle, an army spokesman said. Attackers on motorcycles killed the soldier in the … read more
Nigeria’s foreign minister on Monday called on the UN Security Council to authorise force in Ivory Coast as West African nations seek to further pressure strongman Laurent Gbagbo to quit power. Odein Ajumogobia, in an editorial published in Nigerian newspapers, … read more
A Nigerian, Uzoma Joseph, died on Sunday, when South African police officers raided a home belonging to Azukah, wife of detained Nigerian militant, Henry Okah, claiming to be searching for drugs allegedly belonging to some tenants. An eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters … read more
About 5000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the crises in Plateau State have been absorbed into Bauchi State following the launch of a resettlement programme by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in conjunction with Bauchi State Government at the … read more
THERE are strong indications that the government of the federation may have been alerted to and may soon start taking steps to douse tension caused by the bitter campaigns that preceded the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary as well … read more
There seems to be no end in sight to the continuous violence and show of power and supremacy between rival gangs in Mushin and Somolu local governments. Since 2003, when the clashes began, many lives and properties have been lost … read more
Egypt is closely monitoring developments regarding the kidnapped Egyptian engineer for oil service in Nigeria, the Egyptian foreign ministry said Saturday. Nigerian kidnappers abducted Mohamed Shaaban early Friday from a ship off the coast of Niger Delta after controlling the … read more
The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) has signed an agreement with a British travel firm, Hills Balfour, to help attract European tourists to Nigeria. The NTDC said in a statement on Friday in Lagos that its Director-General, Olusegun Runsewe, signed … read more
Continuing their coverage of pre-election developments, Nigerian media this week focused attention on the new voter registration exercise which began on 15 January and had been ‘laced’ with teething problems. From the loss of some Direct Data Capture (DDC) machines … read more