The battle with Boko Haram did not happen overnight – so why do the people in power think they can fix in in 6 weeks when they have done nothing for 6 years? Nigeria’s National Security Adviser said the country’s … read more
NIGERIANS will head to the polls on March 28th, to pick between the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, and a former military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari. A six week delay was announced this weekend, after police and army chiefs said they would … read more
Presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over the future of the country, should elections be postponed again,Naij reports. During an announcement on Saturday, the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) revealed that polls will … read more
Suspected militants from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram have hijacked a bus in northern Cameroon, abducting at least 20 people, residents say. Militants allegedly seized a bus, states as BBC report, carrying market-goers and drove it toward the border with … read more
With a week to go before polling, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday announced that it would delay planned elections by six weeks. The presidential ballot, due on February 14, will now be held on March 28, while … read more
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed in a new video released on Monday that the group would defeat a regional force fighting the extremists in Nigeria’s far northeast, Niger and Cameroon. “Your alliance will not achieve anything. Amass all your … read more
The naira currency opened at record low on Monday on thin trading as the interbank markets digested the news that Nigeria would delay its presidential election for six weeks due to an Islamist insurgency in the north, dealers said. The … read more
Seeking world support in demanding urgency for the return of kidnapped Chibok girls, Pakistani Nobel Laureate and teen education activist Malala Yousufzai on Sunday admonished Nigeria’s politicians to not just limit themselves to showing empathy but also “take responsibility” for … read more
Nigeria and its four bordering countries announced plans Saturday to deploy an 8,750-strong force by next month to combat the growing regional threat posed by Boko Haram. Details of the proposed deployment were revealed at the end of a three-day … read more
The United States government has expressed ‘deep’ disappointment by the decision to postpone Nigeria’s presidential election, which had been scheduled for February 14. A statement by U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, shortly after the announcement of the poll shift … read more