Boko Haram extremists are offering to free more than 200 young women and girls kidnapped from a boarding school in the town of Chibok in exchange for the release of militant leaders held by the government, a human-rights activist has … read more
Nigeria’s police chief has instructed all state command commissioners to tighten security at all mosques, churches and other worship centres across the country. This follows the recent spate of suicide bomb attacks that have targeted places of worship. Several states … read more
At least 20 people were killed in a bomb blast in the city of Zaria, northern Nigeria, on Tuesday, a regional governor said. “I am sad that a terrorist bomb attack just killed 20 people in Sabon Gari Zaria,” Nasir … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari had focused his election campaign on “change” – and promised an overhaul. The opposition candidate Buhari convinced his constituency at the voting polls on March 28. “Many artists and intellectuals responded with relief,” noted Marc-André Schmachtel, director … read more
Nigeria’s currency the Naira was quoted at a record low of 232 naira to the dollar on the parallel market on Monday morning, down from 230 naira on Friday, Reuters reports. However at the closing of business, the Naira went … read more
A day of extremist violence against both Muslims and Christians in the country killed more than 60 people, including worshippers in a mosque who came to hear a cleric known for preaching about peaceful coexistence of all faiths. Militants from … read more
A new app designed to educate young people about female genital mutilation (FGM) was launched in Britain on Tuesday amid a government crackdown on people who take girls abroad to undergo the practice during the summer holidays. Britain’s first FGM … read more
Last week, Facebook officially announced the opening of its first Africa office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The announcement, which industry insiders were already aware of, didn’t attract much in the way of negative comment and was broadly welcomed by all. … read more
A Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun state in western Nigeria, on Monday sentenced a 28-year-old man to one month in prison for breaking into a shop to steal seven pieces of meats from a pot. The Magistrate, Miss Temitope Adebutu, … read more
WE CANNOT afford to disappoint Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari told his party leaders at the weekend. Mr Buhari was responding to concerns from a nation impatient for signs that their new president has the will and capability to tackle corruption, … read more