The head of a Nigerian presidential anti-corruption body has said charges will be brought against football officials for allegedly misappropriating public funds. Okoi Obono-Obla disclosed that the body was in the process of finalising charges and that a “prima facie … read more
The Nigerian military successfully expelled Boko Haram militants from the town of Baga in the Kukawa area of Borno State following a fierce firefight during which two Nigerian soldiers were killed, the military said. Baga is a major commercial town … read more
An overturned oil tanker exploded in Nigeria while dozens of people were scooping up the leaking fuel and many were killed, police and witnesses said Saturday. Hundreds of people have died in similar accidents in recent years in Nigeria, Africa’s … read more
On Nov. 18, news broke about an attack on an army base in the village of Metele in northeastern Nigeria by suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a splinter group of Boko Haram, the terrorist organization. The ambush, … read more
Nigeria’s military has arrested two journalists who wrote a report critical of the army’s performance fighting against Boko Haram extremists in the country’s troubled northeast. Witnesses said armed soldiers and security officers in several military vehicles arrived at the offices … read more
Over the next two decades, Nigeria is expected to become ineligible for a range of external health financing sources, from Global Fund grants to World Bank financing, due to the country’s improving economic performance and the timelines of funds that … read more
The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Digital, New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi, has reacted to a short audio that has gone viral online, in which Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi allegedly spoke ill about the President. Reno Omokri, a … read more
Troops of the Nigerian Army on Saturday, January 5, repelled hundreds of Boko Haram members who wanted to attack Damasak, a town in northern part of Borno state, Daily Trust reports. According to credible sources, the assailants belonging to the … read more
Six sailors were kidnapped when pirates attacked a ship with a Russian crew off the coast of Benin in West Africa, Russia’s Maritime and River Transport agency confirmed. A group of seven to nine attackers, armed with firearms and blades boarded the … read more
Nigeria’s Islamic State West Africa Province, a faction of Boko Haram affiliated to the Islamic State militant group, has intensified attacks against the army in the northeast of the country at an alarming rate, and the military appears to be … read more