5 die in clashes by rival cult gangs in Nigerian city. The Police in Nigeria’s South South Bayelsa State have confirmed the death of five persons following clashes by rival cult gangs. The State Police Commissioner, Mr. Hilary Opara, said … read more
The US army provided counter-insurgency training to Nigerian troops battling a rise in attacks by Islamist militants, the Nigerian military has revealed. More than 100 people have been killed in recent days by the radical Muslim sect Boko Haram, dubbed … read more
Authorities say 16 people are dead in Nigeria after two buses crashed head-on into each other on a highway. Sunday Maku of the Federal Road Safety Commission told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the collision happened after one of … read more
Nigeria’s national security adviser on Monday dismissed a weekend warning from the United States of an Islamist bomb threat to luxury hotels in the capital as “not news,” and said it was spreading unnecessary panic. The U.S. embassy warned its … read more
The latest deadly attacks by an Islamist sect in northern Nigeria, including multiple suicide bombings, point to the group’s growing determination to take on the government, analysts said Monday. The coordinated attacks that shook Nigeria’s northeast on Friday, killing at … read more
A RADICAL Muslim sect reponsible for attacks that left more than 100 people dead in northeast Nigeria could bomb three luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in the oil-rich nation’s capital, American officials in the country said last night. The warning … read more
The Nigeria opposition has asked the country’s security chiefs to resign or be fired, after Friday night’s terror attacks by Islamic insurgents Boko Haram that left dozens dead and injured in the northern state of Yobe. ‘It is now apparent … read more
Nigeria now ranks as the fifth-largest country in the world and number one in Africa for Opera Mini browser usage, surpassing other technology-savvy countries like China, the United States and Brazil, the company has said in a press release. The … read more
Here are some details about the Boko Haram Islamist sect which claimed responsibility for multiple gun and bomb attacks in the Nigerian city of Damaturu on Friday. The Group Boko Haram became active in about 2003 and is concentrated mainly … read more
Nigerian security forces said on Sunday they were searching for Islamist militants behind a coordinated attack in the north that killed at least 65 people, as residents still in shock demanded the government do more to protect them. The Boko … read more