AS a way of finally nailing the resurgence of the type of sectarian violence unleashed on states of the North by the Boko Haram sect, the Federal Government is said to have engaged the services of some international security consultants … read more
THE Move ment for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and other militants are asking that the Federal Government should add to their term of amnesty, payment of N300,000 per AK-47 rifle and two magazines returned. MEND is also … read more
Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff ordered the execution of leader of the Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf, on July 29 after he was captured by the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri Thetimesofnigeria.com investigation reveals. A police officer who … read more
At least 11 churches were burnt in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s northern Borno state, during the four-day violence blamed on the fundamentalist Islamic sect Boko Haram (Western education is taboo) last week, according to Christian officials in the city. In … read more
The price of diesel is going up again and at a time when homes and businesses in Nigeria are experiencing perhaps the most miserable time yet in the hands of Power Holding Company (PHCN). According to investigations by our reporters, … read more
Several members of Boko Haram, the Islamic sect blamed for the violence that swept across five states in northern Nigeria last week, were trained in Algeria in the last three years while the sect got its arms from Afghanistan, the … read more
Twenty-two passengers of a luxury bus were crushed to death by a truck that ran over them while they were held down by armed robbers along the Sagamu-Benin expressway in southern Nigeria overnight Saturday, the local media reported Sunday. The … read more
Questions and concerns are being raised over the death of the notorious leader of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Mohammed Yusuf who was killed, Thursday while in the custody of the Nigerian police after his purported arrest earlier that day in … read more
THE military offensive against members of the extremist Boko Haram Islamic group claimed more casualties yesterday. A suspected sponsor of the sect, Mohammed Yusuf-led sect, Alhaji Buji Foi, was given summary execution in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital by the … read more
Pfizer has signed a $US75 million agreement with Nigeria to settle charges that the drug company illegally tested a drug on children during a 1996 meningitis epidemic. Nigerian authorities say Pfizer’s test of the antibiotic Trovan killed 11 children and … read more