Britain and New Zealand have warned their nationals against travelling to parts of Nigeria after a series of terrorist bomb attacks in the Northern city of Kano left over 150 people dead. In the wake of the attacks, the British … read more
A 24-hour curfew placed on the Nigerian city of Kano after Friday’s attacks by Boko Haram has been lifted. President Goodluck Jonathan has said the bombers who killed over 150 people in the northern city of Kano will “face the … read more
Islamist militant fighters are currently attacking several towns in Bauchi state including Bauchi township the state capital. Eyewitnesses to Saharareporters that a police station in Tafawa Balewa local government area was targeted while another military checkpoint was attacked by Boko … read more
Nigeria would be engaged in multipartite civil war like it happened in Lebanon in 1975 and Somalia in 1991 before its final disintegration in 2030, a report by the United States military experts released by the Centre for Strategy and … read more
The death toll in Friday evening’s coordinated bomb and gun attacks on many targets in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano has risen to 215, according to the private Leadership newspaper. The paper, which is one of the two authoritative newspapers … read more
Police say 11 people have been killed in an attack in Nigeria’s north state of Bauchi. Bauchi state commissioner of police Ikechukwu Aduba said Sunday that the attack happened overnight. He said a total of 11 people were killed, including … read more
Gunmen kidnapped an American working for Marubeni Corp in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region on Friday, killing his driver and demanding a 50 million naira ($310,300) ransom, a security source said. The U.S. embassy confirmed that one of its citizens … read more
At least six people were killed in a string of bomb blasts on Friday in Nigeria’s second city Kano and the authorities imposed a curfew across the city, which has been plagued by an insurgency led by the Islamist sect … read more
The betrayal of the nationwide general strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) provides crucial lessons for workers and young people the world over. The strike began January 9. It was officially called off … read more
After detonating bombs at various locations in Kano yesterday, Boko Haram dropped leaflets all over the city. The leaflets originally in Hausa has been translated into English (rough translation) The translation: In the name of God, the most beneficent and … read more