Five people died Saturday in a new outbreak of sectarian bloodshed in the Nigerian city of Jos, as angry youths sought revenge for the death of a Muslim teenager, police and residents said. Hundreds of Muslim youths went on the … read more
An outbreak of public infighting within Nigeria’s governing party this week has exposed how confused the country’s politics remain in the wake of the recent shaky transfer of power at the top, analysts contend. The ruling People’s Democratic Party, or … read more
The Nigerian government has announced plans to execute all death row inmates in the country’s prisons. The governor of Abia state, Chief Theodore Orji, spoke on behalf of the government after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council in Abuja. … read more
Mixed reactions Friday greeted the Nigerian acting leader’s enactment of a law giving preference to local service firms in the oil business, a sector hitherto dominated by multinational giants. “The bill signed into law by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on … read more
SSS directed to trail sponsors II Posters and handbillsdesigned to persuade Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2011 presidential election have flooded the Federal Capital Territory. But Jonathan has washed his hands off the posters and directed the State … read more
THREE police men were reportedly killed in Port Harcourt on Thursday evening during an encounter with some robbers. Though the state Police Public Relations officer, Dr Mrs Rita Innoma Abbey, confirmed the death of one, eye witnesses who saw the … read more
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will soon unveil the blueprint on the Nigerian power sector, his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Ima Niboro, confirmed here Wednesday. According to Niboro, Jonathan, who declared himself the substantive minister of power during the … read more
Nigerian police have dug out eight more bodies near the central city of Jos, which has been a scene of clashes between Christians and Muslims. Over the past three days sniffer dogs have found 15 bodies buried in shallow graves … read more
Nigerian security agents are still searching for two Germans kidnapped at the weekend in the southeastern state of Abia, a police spokesman said on Thursday. “We have not heard anything yet about the two Germans. We have not given up … read more
Armed militants have prevented agents of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency from arresting an ex-governor suspected of siphoning off millions of dollars of state assets, the agency head has said. Armed militants and youths in Oghara have in the past days prevented … read more