A Nigerian court martial has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamist militants. The soldiers, who were found guilty of mutiny, were accused of refusing to help recapture three towns that had been seized by … read more
Comfort Ayuba, who is eighteen years old and has an open, eager face, remembers seeing a group of Boko Haram militants realize, one day this past April, that there was not enough space in their trucks for all the girls … read more
Nigeria is suffering from a plummeting currency, steep budget cuts, corruption scandals and diving oil prices; yet all this is unlikely to decide a tight race for the presidency. In many other democracies, such turmoil would probably propel the incumbent … read more
Oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) and Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) are commencing a nationwide strike today to protest the failure of the government to carry … read more
With a military escort instead of the usual pomp, the emir of Mubi was reinstalled Friday in his palace, where until recently the black-and-white flag of Nigeria’s Islamic extremists, Boko Haram, had flown. An army tank guarded Mubi’s town gate, … read more
A 13-year-old girl has been arrested by the Kano state police, after she was caught with a suicide vest packed with explosives. The girl was reportedly arrested hours after an attack by two female suicide bombers on Thursday at the … read more
A former Niger Delta militant, Mr. Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has bought seven decommissioned Norwegian battleships, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. Reports by a Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet, said that the fast-speed Hauk-class guided missile boats had been re-armed with new weaponry. … read more
THE declining prices of oil and the subsequent fall in government revenues is likely to result in unrest and worsen political volatility in the country, a socio-economic analyst warned. John Campbell, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, argued … read more
At least 180 militants suspected to be members of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram were killed by Cameroon defence and security forces in the north of the country, a military source said Friday. According to the source, who spoke on … read more
At least 31 bodies have so far been recovered from the scenes of two explosions which rocked Jos, capital city of Nigeria’s central north state of Plateau, in quick succession on Thursday, a government spokesperson said. The death toll may … read more