The fanatical religious sect, Jamaatul ahlis sunna liddaawatti wal jihad, also known as Boko Haram has issued a list of prominent Nigerians it might likely attack. The hit list obtained Monday was sent to the State Security Services in a … read more
Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria came up with a policy on daily cash withdrawal limits. Individuals’ are limited to N150,000 daily cumulated withdrawals while corporate customers are pegged at N1,000,000. Penalties for flouting the above limits are N100 per … read more
Usman Ziko, 47, is the Chairman of Network of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (NEPWAN) in Bauchi State. Though living with HIV, Mr Ziko is happily married and blessed with four healthy children, who are HIV-free. His circumstance, no … read more
The Operation Restore Order Military Task Force in Borno State on Saturday warned residents of Maiduguri against allowing their premises to be used for attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants. The warning was contained in a statement by the Spokesman … read more
Security was beefed up in Kaduna metropolis Friday over fears of a likely attack by members of the muslim sect, Boko Haram. Armed policemen and other security agencies paraded all the major roads and areas identified as potential flash points … read more
Motorcycles were completely banned on Thursday in a northeastern Nigerian city wracked by violence blamed on an Islamist sect, with many of the attacks carried out by gunmen on motorbikes. “The ban includes private as well as commercial motorcycles of … read more
Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer and the world’s eighth largest producer but is looking for other than its traditional oil-producing areas to increase its holdings. The Nigeroan oil industry produces 2.2 million barrels of oil a day. That provides … read more
A man has been convicted of trafficking two Nigerian girls who had been controlled by Juju magic rituals – the first case of its kind in Europe. Anthony Harrison, 32, imprisoned both girls – aged 14 and 16 – at … read more
Nigeria’s returning oil minister may have the support of the president but with Africa’s largest energy industry stalling she will need to show swift progress to prove her critics wrong and attract much-needed investment. President Goodluck Jonathan showed his faith … read more
Nigerian authorities say they’ve found two more bodies two days after a four-story building collapsed in a busy market in the commercial capital of Africa’s most populous nation. A National Emergency Management Agency official said the death toll rose to … read more