The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that the current overall life expectancy of Nigeria stands at 52.2 years. The Acting Chairman of NPC, Alhaji Hassan Bashir, stated this in New York while delivering Nigeria’s statement at the 52nd Session … read more
Amnesty International is demanding Monday the immediate scrapping of a police special crime unit because of rights violations and corruption. Criticism came as reports emerged of the death late Sunday of Kolade Johnson from a “stray” bullet allegedly fired by … read more
The recently published report by Steve Hanke, an economist from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, United state, listed Nigeria among the first ten (10) miserable countries in the world. According to the report Venezuela was listed as the most miserable … read more
Nigeria’s oil-rich Bayelsa state started an inquiry into the human and environmental impact of spills caused by multinational businesses operating in the region, opening a potential new conflict with companies that pump the bulk of the nation’s crude. The Bayelsa … read more
Eight people were killed in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, near the border with Cameroon on Monday when a vehicle hit a roadside mine, security sources told AFP. The vehicle, part of a civilian convoy under military escort, veered off the … read more
Armed men killed nine villagers, including children, and torched homes in northern Nigeria on Saturday, officials said, the latest attack in a surge of violence in the Kaduna region. “Kaduna state government has confirmed the killing of nine citizens by … read more
A kidnapped Lebanese construction engineer has been found dead in the bush in northwest Nigeria, a police spokesman said yesterday. His body was found by locals near Yansango village on the outskirts of the city of Kano on Thursday, said … read more
Twenty people are confirmed dead in the school building that collapsed in Nigeria on Wednesday, and most of them are children, an official said Friday. Forty-three other people were rescued, Lagos State Health Commissioner Jide Idris told The Associated Press. … read more
At least 30 people were killed by gunmen who attacked a village in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara, local police confirmed Tuesday. A police spokesman in Zamfara, Mohammed Shehu, told Xinhua that Kware Village in the Shinkafi District was raided … read more
More than 300 people were arrested on suspicion of committing electoral offences during Nigeria’s recent elections, the top police chief has said. “A total of 323 offenders have so far been arrested for various electoral offences and sundry crimes across … read more