An explosion near a police convoy in northern Nigeria on Friday is the latest in a surge of attacks that officials attributed to an Islamic militant group that appears to be gaining in strength despite a government crackdown. An improvised … read more
Nigerian Islamists blamed for a raft of bombings will not halt their attacks unless troops are withdrawn from the epicentre of the violence, a man claiming to be their spokesman said Wednesday. “We can cease fire if soldiers are withdrawn … read more
Boko Haram yesterday struck back across northern Nigeria with explosions in Maiduguri that wounded two soldiers, and another blast in a church in Niger State. The sect, apparently responding to the attacks by men of the Joint Military Task Force … read more
Floods triggered by a heavy downpour this week killed at least 20 people in Nigeria’s largest city of Lagos, emergency services officials said on Tuesday. “Not less than 20 people including children were killed in the Lagos flooding on Sunday,” … read more
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday resolved to embark on a three-day warning strike as from Wednesday, July 20, 2011 to press home their demand for the implementation of the N18,000 minimum wage at federal, state and … read more
Terrified by attacks carried out by a radical group and army crackdowns, thousands are fleeing north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri for safety. “You can’t read, you can’t do anything in this kind of situation,” student Leke Oshubu told the BBC … read more
Lagos counted 10 dead on Monday from the rains which cascaded on the state continuously for 17 hours on Sunday. Residents, businesses, and the government all are still counting their losses, as flood water rendered thousands homeless, cars damaged, and … read more
Motorcycle is the preferred mode of transportation for Boko Haram members who want to carry out attacks on targets in Maiduguri, which is the sect’s base. Boko Haram slammed the State Security Service (SSS), which said it had arrested 100 … read more
For about seven hours, the State Security Service (SSS) yesterday grilled ex-Governor Modu Ali Sheriff over his alleged relationship with members of the Boko Haram sect. The ex-Borno State helmsman is alleged to have been part of the formation of … read more
THE Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to convene a sovereign national conference, SNC, to afford Nigerians the opportunity to discuss and possibly give birth to the Republic of Niger Delta as was witnessed in Sudan, … read more