Worried by the extra-judicial killings allegedly carried out by officers of the Nigeria Police during the Boko Haram crisis, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Adetokunbo Kayode, has summoned the Inspector General of Police and the … read more
Nigeria’s army chief vowed not to drag soldiers into politics Tuesday, as government tensions ran high from President Umaru Yar’Adua’s continued public absence after a lengthy stay in a Saudi hospital. “We are military professionals and we are determined to … read more
The Nigerian president has failed to appear at a cabinet meeting in the capital Abuja, after returning to the country from Saudi Arabia following three months of medical treatment. Umara Yar’Adua’s supporters had hoped he would show up at the … read more
Sharia police ordered the closure of an annual music festival funded and organised by the French embassy in northern Nigeria at the weekend, local officials and diplomats said on Monday. “We have banned the music festival for the reason that … read more
Gunmen kidnapped three sports journalists Monday working for an African satellite channel in the oil-rich and restive Niger Delta, a region that has seen a lull in violence because of a government amnesty program, a colleague said. The SuperSport journalists, … read more
Nigerian authorities say they have arrested a North Carolina woman who they suspect may be part of a counterfeit check ring. A spokesman for Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says 24-year-old Sharon Denis Thorpe of Raleigh, N.C., was arrested … read more
State officials in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria want the government to loosen its grip on the energy sector to spur development, leaders said. Militant activity, political turmoil and concerns over the distribution of government funding for the … read more
Nigerian Information Minister, Professor Dora Akunyili, has dropped another bombshell, saying she was fed up with the lies’ told by some presidential aides about the health of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, according to local media reports. She also says the … read more
Ministers are in a “big dilemma” as they appear set to apply what one of them called “political euthanasia” of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who is believed to be gravely ill. By the provision of Section 144 of the 1999 … read more
Seventeen Nigerian security officers are reported to have been arrested in the country’s north in connection with a series of extra-judicial killings caught on video obtained by Al Jazeera earlier this month. The footage shows officers killing unarmed men, who … read more