Nigerian authorities have increased the level of security in the capital city of Abuja, to forestall a spillover of the violence that rocked the northern city of Jos Sunday, following reprisal attacks over the Christmas Eve explosions that left 32 … read more
A series of bombings in central Nigeria ahead of April elections has added a frightening new dimension to an already deadly power struggle in the region opposing Christian and Muslim ethnic groups. While repeated clashes have occurred in and around … read more
Condemnation has come from clergy and politicians for the latest round of violence in the North, in Maiduguri, and particularly in Jos, where the casualty figures rose on Sunday on top of the bomb blasts that shattered the city on … read more
The death toll from violence in Nigeria has risen to at least 41 following a series of bomb blasts, attacks on churches and reprisals, police said Monday, as soldiers patrolled to prevent further unrest. A number of houses were also … read more
The Nigerian president has pledged that perpetrators of Christmas Eve bombings that left dozens dead in the country’s central region will be brought to justice. Friday’s explosions in villages near the city of Jos killed 32 people. Six other people … read more
With about 19 days to its primaries, the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is still embroiled in internal crisis mostly connected with the modalities for conducting the primaries, particularly that of the presidency. At its 55th meeting two weeks ago, … read more
Three weeks ago in this column I wrote about the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raid on the offices of Halliburton in Lagos and the arrest of company officials. The arrests were made in relation to the alleged payment … read more
Explosions in Nigeria’s central region killed 32 people on Christmas Eve and six people died in attacks on two churches in the northeast of Africa’s most populous nation, officials said on Saturday. On Friday night, a series of bombs were … read more
An explosion in central Nigeria on Friday killed at least eight people, police said, with the incident having occurred in an area where sectarian clashes have left hundreds dead this year. It occurred on the same day suspected Islamist sect … read more
Nigeria LNG Ltd., the operator of the largest liquefied natural-gas plant in sub-Saharan Africa, said its liquefaction plant on the southern Bonny Island was shut down on Dec. 22 after a power cut. The Bonny community, “customers, gas suppliers and … read more