Gunmen opened fire on police guarding Christian worshippers at a church in northern Nigeria, killing one and wounding two others in the latest such attack in the region, police said Monday. The Sunday night attack occurred in Maiduguri, where suspected … read more
Nigeria has witnessed incessant religious tension, demand for Sharia Law and an end to western style government and education by extreme Muslim group, Boko Haram, as well as deeply rooted tribal politics in the country’s presidential history. The constant polarization … read more
A newspaper columnist who had his passports taken by Nigeria’s secret police says they have been returned. Okey Ndibe told The Associated Press on Monday that an official with the State Security Service gave back his passports during a meeting. … read more
Fresh tensions in central Nigeria left “many” houses burnt on Sunday and led security forces to rush to the area to restore calm in the latest flare-up in the region, police said. The country’s central region has been hit by … read more
Gunmen opened fire at an open-air tavern in northeastern Nigeria, killing six people, police said on Sunday, amid an upsurge in violence in the country ahead of April elections. The motive for the attack late Friday at the tavern outside … read more
A newspaper columnist critical of Nigeria’s late and current president said Sunday that the oil-rich nation’s secret police seized his passports when he entered the country. Okey Ndibe, who writes a weekly column on politics for The Sun newspaper, told … read more
Majority of contenders for the presidential job will, this week, battle to cross the first hurdle in the race to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. Some major political parties are conducting their national conventions where their delegates will either elect … read more
At least 18 consortia are working on bids for Nigerian oil rights being sold by Royal Dutch Shell and partners, the Sunday Times newspaper said, citing unidentified sources close to the process. The newspaper said Nat Rothschild, scion of the … read more
Clashes killed at least 11 people in central Nigeria on Saturday amid fresh tensions linked to a political meeting and an attack on buses carrying Muslim passengers, a military commander said. The violence occurred in the city of Jos, where … read more
For the second week running, security concerns, arising from the spate of bombings in the twilight of the year 2010, continued to dominate newspaper headlines in Nigeria. Also reported was Thursday’s re-run governorship election in South-South Delta State in which … read more