Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Nigeria on Tuesday for corruption and poor living standards that she said encourage the sort of extremism typified by the attempted bombing of an American airliner. Speaking at a town hall meeting of … read more
TEXT messages that urged people to murder and then burn their victims’ bodies helped stoke inter-religious violence in central Nigeria that killed hundreds of people last week, police and rights activists said overnight. Rights activists have identified at least 145 … read more
Gunmen shot dead a prominent opposition politician in Nigeria’s southwestern Ogun State, police said Tuesday, amid rising tensions ahead of general elections next year. “Chief Dipo Dina was killed Monday night in Ota by unknown gunmen who ambushed his vehicle,” … read more
The Nigerian Senate, the upper chamber of parliament in the West African country, will continue a debate today on what action to take concerning the extended health-related absence of President Umaru Yar’Adua. The Senate met yesterday in a session that … read more
A coalition of former Nigerian militants and Niger Delta community leaders rejected on Monday government efforts to reintegrate thousands of ex-rebels, saying training centres and funding were inadequate. The dispute, if not resolved soon, could threaten President Umaru Yar’Adua’s popular … read more
More than 300 people have been arrested over clashes between Muslim and Christian communities in central Nigeria that left at least 326 people dead, police have said. Many of the suspects in the brutal attacks have been sent to Abuja, … read more
The Nigerian Army has restricted troop movements due to what is says is rising tension as the West African nation’s president remains in Saudi Arabia receiving medical treatment, a top general said Monday. Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazau told reporters that … read more
Nigeria is continuing talks with Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Chevron Corp. on the renewal of their expired oil licenses in Nigeria’s shallow waters, Petroleum Minister of State Odein Ajumogobia said in a statement. Negotiations haven’t been affected by the … read more
Some Nigerian newspapers are reporting that intensive care health equipment is being flown into Nigeria to prepare for the return of President Yar’Adua to Nigeria. Punch newspapers is reporting that “There were strong indications on Sunday that the Presidency had … read more
ALLEGATIONS of bias by the military authorities in the deployment of troops in Jos, Plateau State have been refuted by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Armoured Division, Maj-Gen. Saleh Maina. Through his Public Relations Officer, Lt. Col. Galadima Shekari, … read more