FOLLOWING the bomb blasts that rocked Abuja during the 50th independence anniversary celebration on Friday, security around the Murtala Muhammed Interna-tional Airport, Lagos, has experienced an upward review. Police personnel from Mobile and Anti-bomb units drafted to the two roads, … read more
Nigeria has rehabilitated more than 5,000 former militants from the oil-rich Niger Delta who embraced a government amnesty last year, an official said on Monday. The presidential adviser on the restive region, Timi Alaibe, told reporters that 5,295 ex-oil “rebels” … read more
Nigerian police named two men as masterminds of two deadly independence day car bombings after President Goodluck Jonathan said a “small terrorist group” based abroad was behind the attacks. Police said Sunday the perpetrators had intended to “commit mass murder” … read more
Nigeria’s foreign minister said his government is working closely with the South African government as the leader of a militant group suspected of carrying out last week’s twin car bombings is scheduled to appear before a south African court Monday. … read more
More Nigerian homes will have access to cheaper internet services by 2012 as the country’s bandwidth market is expected to witness explosive price wars occasioned by heightened competition in the submarine cable market, analysts have predicted. It is expected that … read more
A day after car bombs ripped through Nigeria’s independence day celebrations in the capital, Abuja, killing at least 12 people, a former senior leader of the militant group that claimed responsibility has been arrested, Nigerian officials said Saturday. The former … read more
British dignitaries due to attend celebrations in Nigeria marking 50 years of independence stayed away from the main event, which was marred by two nearby car bomb blasts, a spokesman said Saturday. The confirmation that the Duke of Gloucester and … read more
October 1, 1960 – Nigeria gains independence from Britain, with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa as the Prime Minister leading a coalition government of parliamentary system. October 1, 1963 – Nigeria becomes a republic, breaking away from the British monarchy. January 15, … read more
Nigeria police freed four secondary school girls on Saturday, a few days after they were abducted by gunmen and only a day after 15 other schoolchildren were set free. “Six students of the Federal Government Girls College, Ikot-Ekpene, travelling back … read more