Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will swear in 38 ministers to his new cabinet and assign them portfolios on Tuesday, a presidency spokesman said yesterday, a move that would help ease political uncertainty in the country. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed … read more
Thousands of devout Christians thronged the dusty streets of Kano in Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north to mark Jesus’ crucification in a show of sharply improved sectarian ties in a city previously notorious for religious intolerance. Escorted by police, over 4,000 … read more
AGAINST all expectations, the 38 ministers-designates recently screened by the National Assembly and confirmed to serve as ministers in a new cabinet under Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, were still waiting to be sworn in as no date has been confirmed … read more
A man has crashed his car through security gates and into a parked passenger plane in Nigeria’s latest airport security breach. The man slammed an Audi saloon through two sets of gates guarded by the Nigerian Air Force at Margaret … read more
Pirates freed a captain and crew member of a Ghanaian vessel in Nigerian waters on Wednesday, three days after they seized it off the coast of Cameroon, a Nigerian navy spokesman said. Attackers hijacked the boat carrying goods from Ghana … read more
The Nigerian Senate confirmed acting President Goodluck Jonathan’s 38 cabinet nominees Wednesday, including a managing director of Goldman Sachs’ London office, effectively sealing Mr. Jonathan’s place at the helm of Africa’s second-biggest economy. The cabinet overhaul provides further stability to … read more
Gunmen kidnapped a Nigerian working for French oil giant Total after he left his home early Wednesday morning in the country’s oil-rich delta long beset by violence, a police spokeswoman said. The man’s kidnapping comes after a threat by the … read more
The gleaming Nigerian naval patrol boat heaved across the rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean in search of pirates. Beyond the crisp white hull, however, crew members in cheap sandals manned machine guns whose ammunition had rusted in the chambers. … read more
Nigeria has installed two 3-D full body scanners at its largest airport to combat terrorism three months after a botched attempt by a young Nigerian to blow up an American jet. “We have installed two full body scanners at the … read more
Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi has responded to Nigerians criticisms of his suggestions and insinuations that Nigeria should split on religious and ethnic lines in order to reduce religious clashes, ethnic marginalization and tensions. According to reports, Gaddafi insists that Nigeria’s … read more