When a country is the land size of Nigeria with nearly 180 million, it can afford some pain that smaller nations like Rwanda and Liberia cannot. TURNING the tide against Boko Haram will require a “huge” international effort, a top … read more
The South African government has deplored reports that ex-SADF members are heading for Nigeria to help that country fight the growing menace of Boko Haram. How to fight the Islamist terrorists group which has killed thousands of soldiers and civilians … read more
All that’s left of the Muslim neighborhood in Madakiya, in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state, are decomposing bricks and graffiti-covered walls standing in fields of charred grass. Muslims and Christians once lived together in the village but Madakiya’s entire Muslim population … read more
Four activists have filed a suit against the All Progresses Congress’ (APC) Muhammadu Buhari, for perjury, reports Leadership newspaper. The plaintiffs have pressed charges as they believe that APC’s Buhari gave forged evidence to a public officer, as the law … read more
Why should the world care about Nigeria more than its own president does? That sounds harsh, but it expresses a painful truth. Muslim terrorists killed 17 people in Paris earlier this month after storming the headquarters of the satirical weekly … read more
Maiduguri is the jewel of Nigeria’s north-east: it is the biggest city, the most important trading hub and a historical icon. It was also the birth place of Boko Haram, and the militant group is determined to make it the … read more
The Nigerian military reported fresh fighting with Boko Haram insurgents on Monday, a day after the group seized an army barracks in northeastern Borno state and attacked the state capital, Maiduguri. Defense spokesman General Chris Olukolade told VOA that an … read more
Nigeria’s main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) party said its presidential candidate, former General Muhammadu Buhari, will not accept any attempt by the government to postpone the February 14 vote. APC National Public Secretary Lai Mohamed said the government of … read more
A record number of women from Nigeria arrived in Italy over the past year and fears have been raised that many fell victim to Europe’s growing sex trade. More than 1,200 Nigerian women came to Italy by boat in 2014 … read more
Nigeria’s military have repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on Borno state capital Maiduguri in the northeast of the country, accordingt o security sources. The insurgents, who are trying to carve out an Islamic state, began attacking the … read more