The lack of running water killed more people in Nigeria last year than Boko Haram. While the terror campaign claimed more than 4,000 lives, the shortage of potable water and poor sanitation led to about 73,000 deaths, according to WaterAid, … read more
Cities are being destroyed, citizens are being murdered and millions are displaced. Many Nigerians lack access to not only the internet but clean water, education, health care and electricity yet the government is looking outside its borders to cyber space … read more
Hundreds of Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday launched a predawn attack on the Nigerian city of Maiduguri and were locked in a fierce battle with government troops on the outskirts of the city, according to the military, residents and citizen … read more
Former Niger Delta militants have threatened that Nigeria will not know peace if its people failed to elect President Goodluck Jonathan in the February 14 presidential election. The ex-militants’ leaders who spoke when they met with the Bayelsa State Governor, … read more
Jihadist group Boko Haram released about 190 captives, who returned to their community in the northeast state of Yobe between Friday and Saturday, while other people were still being held, local and state officials said. “The people will be presented … read more
US Secretary of State John Kerry is due in Lagos Sunday, just weeks away from closely fought elections overshadowed by fears about mounting Boko Haram violence and poll-related unrest. Kerry announced the trip on Friday at the World Economic Forum … read more
Three weeks ago Islamist militants descended on Baga, a town in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state, and set about destroying property and killing civilians. Satellite photos show that several thousand buildings were burned down as the town was “almost wiped off … read more
Boko Haram gunmen killed 15 people including a village leader near Maiduguri, the heartland of the Islamist group blamed for thousands of deaths in its six-year insurgency, security sources and residents said Saturday. “The terrorists attacked Kambari village which is … read more
As Nigeria approaches its most divisive and closely fought election since the end of military rule in 1999, its leaders are having to reassure voters that Africa’s most populous nation will remain in one piece. The Feb. 14 vote pitting … read more
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s boss, has just described President Jonathan and Buhari as infidels who cannot rule Nigeria. Shekau, who spoke in a 36 minute video released via Youtube earlier on this week, also warned that more attacks would be … read more