Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan urged the United Nations on Wednesday to take more decisive action to end a political crisis in Ivory Coast, saying instability posed a threat to West Africa’s security. Meanwhile, Angola said its position was in line … read more
The 870,612 people found to have been involved in double registration during the just-concluded voter registration across the country will soon be prosecuted, local media quoted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as saying. The Chairman of the commission, Prof. … read more
The Special Task Force in Jos discovered extensive bomb making equipment in a house located at the Millionaires Quarters, around the city centre, yesterday. Military officers on a routine check stopped two men, Damtala Babawo and Peter Gotung, who claimed … read more
A victim’s brother says that two motorcycle-mounted gunmen killed a traditional ruler in Nigeria’s troubled northeast. Bana Modu told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his brother, Ibrahim Mohammed, was shot dead at his palace grounds in the city of … read more
The main opposition candidate in Nigeria’s presidential election, former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, accused the police on Tuesday of killing four of his supporters at an election rally this week. Security forces in the central city of Jos, where sectarian … read more
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jet crashed in training in Kano on Tuesday, killing one of the two occupants. Authorities of the NAF 303 Flying Training School did not disclose details at press time. However, it was learnt that the … read more
Security forces in the central Nigerian city of Jos shot into the air and fired tear gas on Monday to disperse youths near an opposition election rally. Witnesses said several people had been injured and a member of one muslim … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed concern over the incessant violence crises that have continues to engulf Jos and its environs, warning that the present administration shall no longer fold its hands while a few, disgruntled zealots wreck havoc on innocent … read more
An alleged Iranian Revolutionary Guard member on trial over a weapons shipment seized in Lagos told authorities he did not have a licence to export arms, a statement read at his trial said Monday. “My IGTCC (International General Trading and … read more
As the elections inch closer, the Senate last week passed a bill that will eventually give Nigeria one of the strongest anti-tobacco laws on the continent. Sponsored by Olorunimbe Mamora, a senator (Lagos East) on the platform of the Action … read more