At least 22 people died in clashes between Christian and Muslim youths and security forces in the restive Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday, a local mortuary official said, in the second day of violence there this week. “There was … read more
At least 102 people are now thought to have been killed by floods in and around the south-western Nigerian city of Ibadan, the Nigerian Red Cross says. Floodwater, resulting from heavy rains that began on Friday, damaged three bridges and … read more
Mamman Nur, identified on Wednesday as the al-Qaeda-linked mastermind of last week’s attack on UN headquarters in Nigeria, has long been seen as a high-ranking member of Islamist sect Boko Haram. Believed to be around 35 years old, Nur was … read more
The UN is to conduct a global threat review in the wake of the deadly attack against the UN compound in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, which has claimed the lives of at least 23 people. PANA learnt that 11 of … read more
The latest horrific terrorist bombing in Nigeria is focusing attention on the economic neglect of the northern half of the country, the apparent breeding ground of the militants who launched the attacks. The widespread poverty in northern Nigeria, largely excluded … read more
The death toll from a clash between Christians and Muslims in deeply divided central Nigeria has risen to at least 13, a hospital official said on Tuesday. “Thirteen corpses have been transferred (from another hospital closer to the violence),” Ishaya … read more
At least 10 persons were yesterday killed and several others injured in Jos, the Plateau State capital following a fresh violence that erupted between Muslim and Christian faithful. The violence is coming less than a forth night a clash between … read more
A Cameroonian ship captain who was kidnapped by pirates Saturday in Nigerian waters has been freed. The Cameroonian ship Monica and its 150 passengers left Cameroon late Friday, heading west toward Oron in eastern Nigeria. Trader Linda Mossima was on … read more
The Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) PLC has announced a disruption in the services rendered by Sat-3, the major fibre optic cable serving the West African sub-region. In a statement issued Sunday in Abuja, by its spokesman, Abdullah El-Amin, NITEL blamed the … read more
Heavy rains that caused a dam to overflow in southwestern Nigeria and led to houses being submerged has killed 20 people and displaced thousands, an emergency management agency spokesman said on Sunday. “Twenty confirmed dead,” said Yushau Shuaib of the … read more