Boko Haram extremists killed at least 27 people by shooting them and slitting their throats as they attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno state in the past week, residents said. Such deadly attacks in recent months have pressured Nigeria’s … read more
The animals damaged furniture and air conditioning fittings in the president’s official Abuja office while he was in London receiving treatment, his media adviser Garba Shehu confirmed. “These are also general works and it is not uncommon for Nigerian presidents … read more
Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria have sent out four times as many child suicide bombers this year as they used in all of 2016, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Tuesday. Eighty-three children had been used as bombers … read more
After more than three months away on medical vacation, Nigeria’s president Buhari is set to return to the country, the presidency has announced on Twitter. President Buhari has been in London treating an undisclosed ailment. It’s the second time in … read more
The health of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who is receiving treatment in London since May for an undisclosed ailment, has improved significantly, said Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the House of Representatives. “I am glad that he is doing well; his … read more
Nigeria is investigating a “strange disease” that is fast spreading in the north central state of Kogi, officials have said. The disease, whose symptoms include diarrhea, blood-stained vomiting and high fever, had killed up to 50 people as of Friday, … read more
Eight Chinese nationals have been arrested in Plateau State for alleged illegal mining. The National Security Adviser, NSA, Ali Monguno, ordered the arrest of the miners on Monday at Kampani Zurak village in Bashar chiefdom of Wase Local Government Area … read more
The global outrage sparked by the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in Nigeria inspired Boko Haram to start strapping suicide bombs to women in a bid to gain notoriety through “shock and awe” tactics, researchers said. … read more
Oil once fueled a boom in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria. But plummeting oil prices, persistent terror threats and drought have caused economic turmoil in this West African nation of 170 million people. Petroleum exports comprise some 70 percent of … read more
The federal government has assured the UN of its commitment to respect and safeguard diplomatic status of the organisation’s personnel and property in Nigeria. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement by its acting spokesperson, Jane Adams, said that … read more