Boko Haram, a Nigerian Islamist insurgency, is emerging as a threat not only to Nigeria, but also to the African continent and the United States. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has proven unable to address the growing security crisis that has … read more
The British Government has urged her Nigerian counterpart to “diligently” see through its recent efforts to address large-scale petroleum sector fraud, assuring of its support. The call came as Nigerians await the outcome of the House of Representatives probe into … read more
Britain and Italy are setting up a joint counter-terrorism group to improve co-operation following the failed hostage rescue bid in Nigeria. Engineers Christopher McManus and Franco Lamolinara were killed by their captors earlier this month as UK special forces and … read more
The Justice Department on Thursday accused AT&T of defrauding a federal program out of millions of dollars and assisting Nigerian scammers. According to the lawsuit, AT&T knowingly billed the federal government for calls placed by international scammers through IP Relay … read more
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An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court has rewarded two handset thieves with 12 lashes of the cane for stealing. The two thieves Abubakar Rabiu, 20, and Awalu Saidu 20, of no fixed address, were charged with stealing the phone set, property … read more
The director general of the Department of Immigrants at the Foreign Affairs Ministry Haitham Jomaa announced Friday the Lebanese businessman who was kidnapped Wednesday in Nigeria has been released. Jomaa identified the Lebanese expatriate as Elias Sarkis and said the … read more
Authorities say suspected members of a radical Islamist sect have shot and killed an Islamic cleric and another man, while also planting a bomb at a local primary school in northeast Nigeria. The military said the bomb detonated early Friday … read more
Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo are set to be nominated to lead the World Bank, sources with knowledge of emerging market efforts to find candidates said on Tuesday. The candidacies of Okonjo-Iweala … read more
The Nigerian military’s Joint Task Force has killed nine suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist militant group in the northern Nigerian town of Tudun Wada, about 60 miles from the city of Kano. The suspected militants were killed shortly … read more