BOKO Haram’s ambition of creating a climate of fear, terror and panic ahead of their plan to re-invent Nigeria, seem close to reality. A visitor to some of the major cities in northern Nigeria – Kano, Bauchi, Maiduguri, Kaduna, etc … read more
The Nigerian government has signed a deal with three neighbouring countries as part of efforts to curb the menace of the Islamic sect Boko Haram, which has killed 935 people in the past two and a half years. The private … read more
A lead poisoning epidemic in Nigeria’s north that has killed 400 children and affected thousands is the worst in modern history, but cleanup has not even begun in many areas, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. “Thousands of children in … read more
Journalists working for French TV in Nigeria were detained by soldiers, interrogated, escorted to their hotel and then ordered to leave town. Jeremie Drieu of TF1 and local journalist Ahmad Salkida were arrested in the city of Jos, where thousands … read more
Eminent Nigerian citizens began a two-day meeting on Monday to take a critical look at the state of affairs in the country and returned a grim verdict: ‘Nigeria is on the brink of collapse and needs to be saved,’ according … read more
A large explosion today rocked a major army base in Kawo Kaduna. Eyewitnesses told Saharareporters that a suicide bomb attack took place at the 1st Mechanised Division. Soldiers have since cordoned off the scene of the explosion barring civilians and … read more
Nigeria’s military has killed eight suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram in a raid on an alleged hideout that sparked a five-hour shootout, an army source said Tuesday. The Monday evening raid on the outskirts of Nigeria’s second city … read more
Nigeria’s senate president on Sunday called for decisive action to stem the deterioration of a security situation which he said had become intolerable in the religiously-divided country. In a statement marking the Muslim festival of Eid-El Maulud, the birth of … read more
Nigeria’s main oil militants operating in Niger Delta region, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) today said its fighters have sabotaged an oil pipeline that belongs to Italian oil company, Agip. The group, which has been silent … read more
Heeding to the directive of the leader of Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biaftra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazururike, urging all Igbos to leave the North, hundreds of easterners in Kano, northwest Nigeria flooded motor parks today. Leaders … read more