Lax security agencies put Nigeria on the spot “We were on duty around Bayelsa court,” said a police constable, who was one of those wounded at the Independence Day bomb blast in Abuja. Agbo Ochife said after the first bomb … read more
They seemed designed to kill: two car bomb blasts within minutes of one another, on a busy road near the area where the country’s leaders and foreign dignitaries had gathered on independence day. The attack on Friday, the first of … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan criticised Wednesday the politicisation of last week’s independence day bombings and denied absolving a rebel group that claimed responsibility, officials said. Jonathan said everything possible would be done to find those behind the October 1 blasts that … read more
An allegation by MEND leader Henry Okah, that President Goodluck Jonathan wanted him to compel the militant group to retract its claim of responsibility for the Abuja blast so he (President) can blame the attacks on his Northern political opponents, … read more
Big Bird and the Cookie Monster have some new friends, but they’re a long way from “Sesame Street.” One of America’s best-loved children’s shows, which began life on a fictional New York street over 40 years ago, is about to … read more
TRANSCRIPT: Regarding his involvement in the bombing of Abuja on Friday October 1st: It is entirely false and the Nigerian government knows this. Asked if he is an influential member of MEND: I won’t say I am an influential member … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan’s political rivals on Tuesday accused him of intimidation and witchhunting as an aide of a former military ruler was questioned over last week’s bomb blasts. Ibrahim Babangida’s campaign chief for the next year’s presidential elections, Raymond Dokpesi, … read more
Nigerian media mogul Raymond Dokpesi, the campaign chief of presidential candidate Ibrahim Babangida, has been released from detention by the State Security Service (SSS), the local media reported. Dokpesi, who was invited for questioning early on Monday over Friday’s bombing … read more
The former leader of Nigeria’s armed group has said he was arrested because he refused to tell the group to retract a statement claiming responsibility for last week’s deadly attacks in the capital, Abuja. Henry Okah, currently being held in … read more
THE 2010 Ibrahim Index, on Monday, ranked Nigeria 43rd in governance performance, in a survey involving 53 countries on the continent. The index also ranked Nigeria 13th out of 16 countries in West Africa. According to the index, published by … read more