Nigeria began moves to douse panic and raise alert levels on Ebola virus disease, after a 17-year-old Liberian boy died from the virus just seven weeks after the country was declared free of the virus. “The resurgence puts fear in … read more
The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday urged Nigeria to show compassion and make it easier for women and girls who became pregnant in Boko Haram captivity to access abortions. Boko Haram militants are estimated by Amnesty International to have … read more
Officials of the Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State have commenced a demolition exercise at the Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market at Mushin. During the demolition exercise, the traders were reportedly barred from entering the market to remove their … read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari delayed selecting a cabinet for two months until September as he takes time to seek credible ministers to lead his government. Buhari wants to drive out past corruption before appointed ministers arrive in their posts, Garba … read more
Nigerian troops have arrested a businessman accused of “participating actively” in Boko Haram’s mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls from a town. Defence Ministry spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said Babuji Ya’ari headed a “terrorists’ intelligence cell” for the Islamic … read more
About 6,750 desperate Nigerian migrants have made it to Europe in the first six months of this year, taking the risky trip through the Sahara Desert to Libya and then another risky trip on rickety boats through the Mediterranean to … read more
A new report says Nigeria’s draconian law against gays has led to mob attacks, police torture, evictions, public whippings and health risks, and asks the country’s new president to repeal the legislation. The Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act became law … read more
Some of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants last year have been brainwashed to begin fighting for the Islamist group, with many carrying out public beatings and even killings, other captives have told the BBC. Women who claim … read more
Nigeria’s state oil company earned 8.1 trillion naira ($41 billion) from 2012 until the end of May, but only paid 4.3 trillion to the federal government, the country’s National Economic Council (NEC) said on Monday. The NEC, which includes Nigeria’s … read more
A Liberian has died of Ebola in the first recorded case of the disease since a country at the heart of an epidemic that has killed more than 11,000 people was declared virus-free on May 9 after going 42 days … read more