Apparently disturbed by the gory details of the armed robbery attack on 42 female students along the Ore-Sagamu expressway in South-west Nigeria, Acting Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar has ordered a 24-hour patrol of the nation’s highways. The police boss … read more
Suspected members of Nigerian militant group Boko Haram have killed seven people in a market in Maiduguri, the police said on Thursday, the latest in almost daily killings in the restive northeast. Boko Haram, an Islamist group which wants sharia … read more
A former militant leader in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta is linked to a private security company that signed a $103 million deal with the government to patrol the West African nation’s waterways to stop piracy, officials have told the Associated … read more
The Nigerian Army has issued a warning of a possible terrorist attack in Kano during the Easter. The warning was released on Wednesday by the General Officer Commanding 1 Mechanized Division, Kaduna, Major-General Garba Wahab, following the killing of three … read more
Nigeria will probably pass South Africa as the continent’s powerhouse in the next 20 years. Why? Because that country’s underworld acts as a bellwether for the potential of its overworld. If you want proof, look no further than the unfolding … read more
Nigeria should focus on development in its impoverished north as well as security to bring an end to an onslaught of deadly attacks blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram, the US ambassador said Wednesday. US Ambassador to Nigeria Terence McCulley … read more
Passengers travelling to international destinations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos spent less time checking in yesterday than one week ago when the withdrawal of services by Maevis Limited caused many hours of delay that airlines scheduled to take off … read more
Lawyers argued Tuesday whether Nigeria’s president had the power to use heavily armed soldiers and armored tanks to stop a massive protest this January in the nation’s largest city over spiraling gasoline prices. The lawsuit brought by the Save Nigeria … read more
In the last few weeks, there have been issues over the security, economic and environmental challenges posed to Lagos and its environs over abandoned vessels and ship wrecks on the coastline and the water front. In this report, maritime correspondent … read more
Hundreds of Nigerian protesters blocked waterways in the Niger Delta to prevent Shell workers from reaching oil rigs. One protester said they wanted to remind Shell of its responsibilities to the local Nembe Island community, which needs electricity and other … read more