Nigerian security forces clashed with members of an Islamic sect in the northern city of Bauchi on Monday, police said. Residents said as many as eight people were believed to have been killed, including two soldiers, in fighting between members … read more
The family of Umar Abdulmutallab yesterday branded his bid to blow up the jet as “shocking”. They added that their son had “never shown any attitude that would give concern”. In a statement the relatives said: “Our family, like the … read more
The Federal Government has threatened that it would suspend indefinitely any airline, whether foreign or local, that flouts the maximum security situation introduced after the failed attempt of a Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to blow up the Northwest Airline Flight … read more
Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the failed bomb attack by 23-year old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab last Friday, saying it was in retaliation for alleged United States strike on Yemeni soil. Also, the US government has admitted that security lapses … read more
Umar Farouk Mutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian suspect in the attempted bombing of a passenger jetliner as it approached the US city of Detroit on Christmas day, is just like any normal folk, despite his affluent background as the son of … read more
NIGERIAN diplomatic officials in the United States (U.S.) have met with the relevant authorities in the U.S. to facilitate the investigation of the 23-year-old Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was alleged to be involved in a terrorist act. A statement … read more
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), has alerted the Federal Government that attacks on the its oil pipelines have continued in spite of the truce between the government and militants, which has reduced oil output in Delta State to 30,000 … read more
The father of a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a transatlantic jet on Christmas Day had voiced concerns to US officials about his son. The father, a top Nigerian banker, warned US authorities last month about 23-year-old … read more
rmed officers on Sunday rushed aboard the same Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight that was attacked on Christmas Day, but the perceived threat wasn’t much of a danger — just an ill traveler who spent too much time in the bathroom. … read more
TWENTY THREE year-old Nigerian, Umaru Farouk Abdul Mutallab, on Christmas day, put Nigeria on the global map of terrorism, when he attempted to blow up a Northwest Airlines Flight 253, carrying 278 passengers and 11 crew members from Amsterdam, as … read more