The police in Abia State Saturday arrested two suspects over the alleged gang rape of a girl said to be a student of Abia State University. The state Commissioner of Police, Bala Usman, who confirmed the arrests, said the suspects … read more
A nationwide shutdown, planned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in collaboration with pro-democracy groups over a number of issues, including the planned removal of oil subsidy by the Federal Government, privatization and the rising cost of living, … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday, at the opening of Nigeria Investment Summit and Exhibition in New York, unveiled a new visa regime of single entry between five and 10 years against the current two maximum years. He said the new visa … read more
A fresh cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria has killed at least six people, raising the overall toll in the country to more than over 200 in recent months, officials said Friday. The latest outbreak was recorded in the Kebbi state … read more
A Spanish oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates off West Africa 10 days ago was freed Saturday and the 23-member crew is OK, its owner said. No ransom was paid for the release of the Cypriot-flagged Mattheos I, although … read more
Women in Nigeria are planning to march in protest at what they say is a hidden epidemic of rape and sexual violence in Africa’s most populous country. The issue has received rare public attention after the emergence of an online … read more
Nigeria’s security forces on Thursday gave rebels in the oil-rich Niger Delta region one week to seek amnesty, an offer that has previously curbed violence in the turbulent region. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, extended a two-month amnesty offer from … read more
In the grainy video, a Nigerian woman repeatedly asks her attackers to kill her as they take turns raping her at a university dormitory. The five men only promise to drive her home, pushing her back down each time she … read more
Nigeria’s announcement that it may build its first nuclear power plant is fueling concern the country is taking on too big and too dangerous of a project in an effort to end its constant power shortages. The announcement last Thursday … read more
With eight days to the end of the SIM card registration exercise directed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the commission has said that it has no plans to extend the exercise. It would be recalled that the telecommunications regulatory … read more