Nigerian ground forces backed by air strikes are fighting to reclaim Baga from Islamist militant group Boko Haram which seized the northeastern town and a nearby military base at the weekend, a government spokesman said on Friday. “Since the first … read more
Hundreds of bodies — too many to count — remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria from an Islamic extremist attack that Amnesty International suggested Friday is the “deadliest massacre” in the history of Boko Haram. Mike Omeri, the government … read more
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 10:39:15 +0000 From: Jomo Gbomo To: chiefoyibo@oyibosonline.com; Subject: Response to President Jonathan Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) views the President, Goodluck Jonathan’s … read more
NIGERIA’S special adviser to the President on the Maritime Industry, Oyewole Leke, urged stakeholders to find solutions to address the proliferation of substandard products in the country. Speaking at a forum for stakeholders, President Goodluck Jonathan’s adviser bemoaned the fact … read more
Boko Haram destroyed at least 16 towns and villages in a major attack in northeast Nigeria, local officials said on Thursday, as President Goodluck Jonathan kicked off his campaign for re-election, AFP reported. There were fears of heavy casualties in … read more
A man purporting to be the leader of Nigerian militant sect Boko Haram has threatened to step up violence in neighbouring Cameroon unless it scraps its constitution and embraces Islam. The video posted online this week shows a man who … read more
Over 3,000 Nigerians have fled to Chad to escape attacks in northern Nigeria by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, government officials said Wednesday. “Since mid-December we’ve witnessed a massive influx of Nigerian refugees in the Lake Chad region” bordering Nigeria, … read more
Boko Haram has increased the frequency and intensity of its attacks in the last month, hitting major military bases in northeast Nigeria and across the border in Cameroon. Dozens of towns and villages have been raided, mainly to kill members … read more
The Niger Delta militia group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), yesterday endorsed the candidature of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Mohammadu Buhari, saying he is the right man to revamp … read more
Oil giant Shell has agreed to pay a Nigerian fishing community 55 million pounds ($83.5 million) for the worst oil spill ever suffered in that country. Wednesday’s agreement ends a three-year legal battle in Britain over two spills in 2008 … read more