Kidnapping has for years been rife in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta; but, experts say the practice is now common across much of the country and kidnappers are becoming less discerning about their targets. It used to be that kidnappers would … read more
Eleven defecting members of the Boko Haram sect were slaughtered by the group in order to instill discipline among the members of the terror group, a member of the youth vigilante group, Abba Modu told our correspondent on phone in … read more
Suicide bombers killed at least 11 people in northeast Nigeria on Thursday night, bringing the death toll from attacks in Borno state since Tuesday to more than 150. In the deadliest week since the new government took office, a suicide … read more
Foreign investors, dismayed by Nigeria’s decision to delay devaluation of the naira which they see as long overdue, have begun to shun Nigeria’s bonds and equities market. Fund managers who spoke with Reuters believe that a devaluation to restore the … read more
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said Thursday it had returned 10,000 euros to a French man who thought he met a beautiful Nigerian woman online willing to move to France… only to find out it was a scam. The man, identified as … read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has explained that it recently shut a Lagos-based Lebanese firm over alleged fake products. According to NAFDAC Public Relations Officer (Enforcement Operations), Mr. Anslem Okonkwor, the warehouse in Lagos … read more
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents rounded up and shot dead dozens of people in a raid in a town in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, military and local sources said, part of a resurgence of attacks in Borno state in the past … read more
The Federal Government last week condemned the recent wake of attacks by the Boko Haram insurgents, just as President Mohamadu Buhari also pledged to support victims of the insurgency in the state and the Northeast region. “The people began to … read more
The first thing Yakubu Kwontold a Daily Trust correspondent when she asked him why he set ablaze an eight-year-old girl was: “the girl is a witch.” Out of the 29 suspects paraded by the police in Plateau State for various … read more
As we pass the one-year anniversary since the announcement of ISIS’s so-called “caliphate” demanding the allegiance of the world’s Muslims and ultimately sovereignty over the entire world, much of the commentary has been far too ephemeral. The media has had … read more