Nigerian Army is considering the request of the Presidential Amnesty Office to recruit a number of transformed Niger Delta ex-militants into the Army, according to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika. Lt.-General Ihejirika disclosed this while … read more
The umbrella Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has named a panel to probe corruption allegations against the country’s top two judges, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Aloysius Katsina-Alu and President of the Court of Appeal (PCA) Ayo Salami. The probe panel, … read more
Nigeria has spent more than $27 billion from its oil-windfall savings account in three years, significantly eroding the total and putting the financial health of Africa’s most populous country and biggest oil producer under scrutiny ahead of April presidential elections. … read more
Troops in an area of Nigeria hit by repeated attacks blamed on Islamists have killed three gunmen in a shootout and uncovered a cache of weapons in separate incidents, the military said Sunday. Both the shootout and the discovery of … read more
A mob angered by the death of a man who had been in police custody rioted Sunday in a Nigerian town, leaving one person dead after authorities opened fire and three buildings burnt, police said. The riots occurred in the … read more
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) on Sunday alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is covertly buying up voters’ cards from unsuspecting members of the public. The CNPP, which made the allegation in a statement issued by its … read more
SaharaReporters has learnt from several authoritative sources that Nigeria’s ruler, Goodluck Jonathan, is seeking a deal with the UK and United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow former Governor James Ibori of Delta State to return to Nigeria. A source within … read more
Officials say that Nigeria has revoked the bid of a consortium that offered a total of $2.5 million for a majority stake in the failed state-run telephone company. Chukwuma Nwokoh, a spokesman for Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Enterprises, told The … read more
Gunmen attacked a police station and a bank in northern Nigeria on Thursday, leaving four people dead and one of the assailants’ hands blown off when a bomb he was holding exploded, police said. The simultaneous attacks occurred in the … read more
Nigeria’s Senate on Thursday approved the country’s first anti-terrorism act, giving law enforcers greater powers to detain and prosecute suspects and judges more guidance on handing down punishments. President Goodluck Jonathan pledged in January to aid a speedy passage of … read more