Nigeria’s ruling political party has said it wants a Muslim from the north to stand as its candidate for the oil-rich nation’s presidential election next year, blocking the country’s Christian acting president from seeking the office. The announcement by Vincent … read more
Nigeria’s powerful state governors pledged their support for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, saying he should continue to lead Africa’s most populous nation while its ailing leader recuperates. The public support of Nigeria’s 36 state governors is the latest … read more
Nigeria’s information minister says lack of information about the state of health of President Umaru Yar’Adua is becoming a source of instability in Africa’s most populous nation. The ailing president, whose return to Nigeria last week sparked renewed uncertainty, is … read more
A spokeswoman says an African satellite network has received no ransom demand for three of its journalists kidnapped in Nigeria. MultiChoice Africa spokeswoman Caroline Creasy says those kidnapped Monday in the restive Niger Delta region include a cameraman, an audio … read more
Worried by the extra-judicial killings allegedly carried out by officers of the Nigeria Police during the Boko Haram crisis, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Adetokunbo Kayode, has summoned the Inspector General of Police and the … read more
Nigeria’s army chief vowed not to drag soldiers into politics Tuesday, as government tensions ran high from President Umaru Yar’Adua’s continued public absence after a lengthy stay in a Saudi hospital. “We are military professionals and we are determined to … read more
The Nigerian president has failed to appear at a cabinet meeting in the capital Abuja, after returning to the country from Saudi Arabia following three months of medical treatment. Umara Yar’Adua’s supporters had hoped he would show up at the … read more
Sharia police ordered the closure of an annual music festival funded and organised by the French embassy in northern Nigeria at the weekend, local officials and diplomats said on Monday. “We have banned the music festival for the reason that … read more
Gunmen kidnapped three sports journalists Monday working for an African satellite channel in the oil-rich and restive Niger Delta, a region that has seen a lull in violence because of a government amnesty program, a colleague said. The SuperSport journalists, … read more
Nigerian authorities say they have arrested a North Carolina woman who they suspect may be part of a counterfeit check ring. A spokesman for Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says 24-year-old Sharon Denis Thorpe of Raleigh, N.C., was arrested … read more