Gunmen bombed a military checkpoint in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, where an Islamist sect has been blamed for scores of attacks, the army said on Thursday, reporting no casualties. A military spokesman for a special force deployed in … read more
Governor Babangida Aliyu, a Muslim, has debunked the teaching which inspires Islamic suicide bombers worldwide. The Governor of Niger state, Nigeria, said there is no special place in the Muslim heaven for suicide bombers. Militant Muslim clerics quote certain passages … read more
The U.S. Consulate General Lagos advises U.S. citizens to avoid the toll plazas this weekend. U.S. citizens should note recent public reports that a protest march is being planned to go to the Admiralty Circle and Chevron Toll Plazas on … read more
Nigeria’s State Security Services (SSS) in oil rich Bayelsa State has arrested four suspected kidnappers of an Italian working with Moreno Construction Company. State director for the service Andrew Iorkyar disclosed this to reporters in Yenagoa, the state capital on … read more
At least 20 people were killed after an overloaded passenger boat capsized in southern Nigeria, an official said. The wooden boat, with over 40 people aboard, was traveling from Eagle Island to Mgbuodohia of Rivers State in the Niger Delta, … read more
A budget proposal of ₦921.9 billion has been earmarked by the federal government to fight the menace of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Niger Delta militants and other miscreants who have been terrorising many parts of the country. President Goodluck … read more
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) declared, on Wednesday, that the non-provision of fuel subsidy in the 2012 budget is not only tragic, but also a declaration of war on the people of Nigeria. To this end, the NLC told workers … read more
You want to marry two or more wives? You can relocate to Lagos State to fulfil your heart’s desire as bigamy is no longer a criminal offence there. There is no chance that you would be jailed again. THISDAY can … read more
A bomber was killed on Tuesday in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri while attempting to detonate an explosive targeting the military troops deployed to the area to quell the insurgency. The field operational officer of the Joint Task Force (JTF), … read more
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday says the removal of fuel subsidy is inevitable. The council chaired by the vice-president, has the 36 state governors and some cabinet ministers as members. It is the highest economic decision making body … read more