The former US Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell has said that despite the strength of the opposition, President Jonathan may emerge the winner of the March 28 polls. He said this in a report titled “Nigeria’s 2015 Presidential Election: Contingency … read more
A bomb exploded in a crowded bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu Sunday, causing casualties in a region that has been frequently attacked by Islamist militants, witnesses said. Witness Adamu Muhammad said he heard a loud blast … read more
A woman left her two children aged 10 and 13 home alone to go on a three-week holiday abroad for a family wedding. The mother, who lives in Greater Manchester, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of child neglect … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan appealed for more US help in fighting Boko Haram, as the militants struck again on Saturday and called for a boycott of upcoming general elections. The head of state for the first time claimed direct links between … read more
A prominent member of the ruling Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya) says an investigation carried out by the country’s security officials unearthed a cache of weapons used by Boko Haram militants. He says about 40 suspects linked to … read more
Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed as unrealistic the time frame given by Nigeria’s security chiefs to subdue Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria’s north east. Obasanjo who took part in Nigeria’s civil war, declared that with his experience in … read more
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised there would be no further election delays, after the electoral agency pushed back presidential and parliamentary polls by six weeks to late March. “We will surely conduct elections as scheduled. We promise you. … read more
Witnesses say militants from the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram have directly attacked the northeastern city of Gombe. The city has previously been the target of several bombings, but never an attempt at invasion. Hundreds of Boko Haram militants attacked … read more
Suspected Nigerian Boko Haram militants have carried out an attack on Chad overnight, the first such assault on Chadian soil, security sources say. Officials said the fighters crossed Lake Chad by motorboat and attacked a village on the shores of … read more
Nigeria has said that Boko Haram militants are massing near training camps in the country’s northeast, warning that the moves could signal looming attacks by the militant group. “[Nigeria’s counterterrorism] center wishes to alert the general public on very recent … read more