A Nigerian Islamist sect routed in a brutal assault last year is feared to have reemerged with a series of attacks and shootings, leading to military patrols and grim reminders of 2009 unrest. Police suspect the sect, known as Boko … read more
Police have arrested 10 local chiefs accused of murder in a land dispute with neighbours after which 13 burnt corpses were recovered, a government spokesman said on Wednesday. The corpses were found after a weekend dispute between the rival Boje … read more
More than 200,000 people will be left homeless if Nigeria goes ahead with a theme park, shopping mall and hotel development in its oil-rich delta region, Amnesty International has warned. Thousands have already been forcibly evicted to make way for … read more
An illegal arms shipment containing grenades, explosives and mortars has been seized in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest shipping port. The importation of arms has raised concerns ahead of forthcoming national elections, and the increasing restiveness of yet-to-be-compensated former militants. “After the … read more
Global Information System, a privately run thinktank of retired U.S. military strategists, has published a report attacking the government of Goodluck Jonathan for the “corruption of the Nigerian political process, now in full swing.” The report, published on the rightwing … read more
Nigerian authorities on Tuesday intercepted a shipment of weapons including rocket launchers and grenades at a port in the economic capital of Lagos, an intelligence agency spokeswoman said. The discovery occurred as a result of additional security following twin car … read more
Authorities have recovered 13 burnt corpses after unrest linked to a land dispute in southeastern Nigeria that also led to the burning of dozens of houses and churches, a police spokesman said Tuesday. “We have so far been able to … read more
Attackers armed with machetes killed six people in a village in central Nigeria on Tuesday in a raid reminiscent of ethnic clashes in which hundreds died earlier this year, a military spokesman said. Herdsmen thought to be from the mostly … read more
An official of Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed confidence that the country’s legislative body will Wednesday approve the commission’s proposed new date of April for the general elections. Nick Dazan, INEC’s assistant director of public affairs said if … read more
The Chief of Staff to the River State governor, Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike has faulted the claim by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he has a case to answer before the anti graft agency, and for including his … read more