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President holds emergency talks on security

President Goodluck Jonathan summoned his security chiefs for an emergency meeting on Thursday, the police chief said, to discuss a growing Islamist militant threat after Christmas Day bombs on churches and other targets. The attacks – the deadliest was on … read more

Fuel subsidy debate in Nigeria

The last six months have been filled with raging debate over proposed removal of fuel subsidy in Nigeria. The cantankerous issue is not new, but has never been dealt with decisively, thus coming and going like Soyinka’s Abiku and pitching … read more

Bomb attack on Islamic school

The Delta Police Command on Wednesday said seven people were hospitalised following Tuesday’s explosion at an Arabic school in Sapele,southern Delta state. Police spokesman Charles Muka told journalists in Asaba, the state capital, that the incident occurred at about 9.40 … read more

Three killed in gun attack in Plateau state

Armed Fulani herdsmen shot dead three members of a family in an attack in Nigeria’s ethnically and religiously mixed Plateau state on Wednesday, witnesses and officials said. Plateau is a tinderbox of ethnic and religious rivalries over land and power … read more

Shell says Nigeria spill contained

Officials with Royal Dutch Shell PLC say they’ve contained the worst Nigeria offshore oil spill in more than a decade. Shell officials said on Monday that the Dec 20 spill that saw less than 40 000 barrels of oil pouring … read more