United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Robin Rene Sanders, has called on Nigerian authorities to take decisive steps to address extremists from outside the country, who according to her, have footholds in Nigeria. This, she said, would help to put … read more
The South African who was being held hostage in Nigeria was released on Monday evening, the department of international relations said. Nick Greyling, an M-Net Supersport sound engineer, has been released from his captors, spokesperson Nomfanelo Kota told reporters. “The … read more
Dozens of villagers were killed Sunday in a northern Nigerian city, witnesses said, in what appears to be a fresh bout of violence between Muslims and Christians in Africa’s most populous country. The witnesses and local aid officials reported widespread … read more
A medical source to ailing Nigerian leader, Umaru Yar’Adua, has reiterated to Saharareporters that the Nigerian “president” still can’t speak or walk around as is being bandied around by his cronies in recent newspaper and cable channel reports in the … read more
The Nigeria police said Saturday they have rescued one of the two sports journalists being held by suspected kidnappers in Owerri, capital of the country’s South-east Imo state. Imo state police commissioner, Aloysious Okorie said the journalist was rescued during … read more
Nigerian security forces have arrested 24 people accused of stealing crude oil and illegally refining it, a military spokesman said on Sunday. “The suspects were arrested in Gokana local government area by officers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in … read more
SEVERAL months after the Federal Government set up a rehabilitation camp at Aluu, Choba for repentant militants from Rivers and some neighboring states, nothing much seems to be happening there. The place looked deserted when Sunday Vanguard visited, on Friday. … read more
Losses and liabilities totalling more than 2.5 billion dollars are pushing Nigeria’s giant state oil firm NNPC towards extinction, Oil Minister Rilwanu Lukman warned on Friday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is “running at a loss of more than 200 … read more
It cannot be remembered the last time Nigeria had this level of national apprehension, convulsing with formlessness, gradually sliding into a state of stasis. In little groups, congregations and every manner of gathering only one topic now matters: President Umaru … read more
Save Nigeria Group (SNG), a coalition of human rights and civil society groups led by Prof. Wole Soyinka and Pastor Tunde Bakare among others, next Wednesday (March 10) will organize a protest march in Abuja to demand the invocation of … read more