A Shariah court in northern Nigeria has ordered that two men have their right hands amputated for stealing a farmer’s bull. The decision by the Shariah court in Zamfara state came Friday. In the Judge Muhammadu Abubakar’s ruling, the court … read more
Editor’s Note: John Campbell, the former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria from 2004 to 2007, is the Ralph Bunch Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. By John Campbell On August 26, a suicide bomber drove … read more
Renewed overnight attacks on villages in central Nigeria on Friday killed 12 people including seven young siblings in an area beset by sectarian violence, local government officials said. “Nine people died in the (first) attack, eight are of the same … read more
SOME members of the ousted regime of Libya’s Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have crossed over to some parts of Northern Nigeria, according to reports by Hamada Radio International, monitored Friday evening in Kaduna. According to the radio, the crossover to Nigeria … read more
An alleged telephone conversation between two suspected members of Boko Haram, to bomb Lagos Third Mainland Bridge has led to their arrest. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday at Ogba area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria when their alleged dastardly … read more
The bodies of three Indian crew members who went missing after an explosion on a cargo ship off Lagos, Nigeria have been recovered, Nigerian officials say. The blast on the MT Jacksonville, carrying 15 Indian crew, occurred on Sunday. Ten … read more
Nigeria’s foremost business group, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has expressed concern over the rate at which expatriates, especially from Asia, have been flooding the country and taking over jobs in areas where Nigerians have competence. According … read more
India is helping to provide skills to over 200 youths from Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta where there have been years of unrest, said a senior Indian official. Suresh Makhijani, counsellor at the High Commission in Abuja, said teaching skills to … read more
Today, Nigeria has about 90 million people who are willing and able to work, but about 70 million of them have no gainful employment. This is an alarming figure, but when the 4.7 million people captured in the formal sector … read more
Despite apparent connections between Nigerian militant group Boko Haram and al-Qaida, the main threat is to the Nigerian state, an expert said. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for an attack that left dozens of people dead and many more injured at … read more