With a malevolent laugh, the leader of Nigeria’s Islamic extremists tells the world that more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls have all been converted to Islam and married off, dashing hopes for their freedom. “If you knew the state your daughters … read more
The leader of the Nigerian Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau, has in a new video said the over 200 abducted schoolgirls have been married to members of the group. The video, released Friday, came to alter the general expectations from … read more
The Federal Bureau of Investigation says 250 vendors have lost nearly $5m (about N800m) to 400 actual and attempted “purchase order frauds” allegedly organised by Nigerian cyber criminals. The United States security agency said in a statement on its website … read more
A 14-year-old Nigerian girl accused of murdering her 35-year-old husband by putting rat poison in his food could face the death penalty, Nigerian prosecutors said on Thursday. The trial of Wasila Tasi’u, from a poor northern Nigeria family, has sparked … read more
A German national who was kidnapped by gunmen last week in southwest Nigeria has been released, his employer, the construction firm Julius Berger, said on Thursday. “Julius Berger Nigeria Plc is pleased to officially announce the release of the company’s … read more
The atmosphere in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital was charged yesterday as news filtered in that abducted school girls from Chibok may be released today, Leadership Newspaper reports. According to the report, the heightened optimism is as a result of … read more
A Connecticut elementary school in US was on Tuesday sued by a Nigerian father, because his 7-year-old daughter was discriminated against and banned from school for 21 days based on unreasonable fears she might have Ebola. The little girl Ikeoluwa … read more
Nigeria have been given until Friday to sort out a legal quagmire involving the country’s football federation (NFF) in what FIFA described as a “last opportunity to avoid a lengthy suspension”. FIFA said that if a federal court order, which … read more
It’s almost unfathomable: that soldiers in Nigeria’s military may be working as moles for Boko Haram, giving the terrorist group vital information about the military’s strategies and tactics. That’s what the Nigerian military is claiming and they’ve arrested those soldiers … read more
We think this country has bigger issues to address…. Nigeria is taking Coca-Cola to court for allegedly refusing to comply with orders from the Consumer Protection Council over two half-empty cans of Sprite. Attorney General Mohammed Bello Adoke filed suit … read more