Muslims in Nigeria began a month-long fast on Sunday to mark Ramadan, the holy month of the Islamic calendar, their chief cleric said. The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar, who is the spiritual leader of Nigeria’s 70 million-strong Muslim … read more
The newly appointed service Chiefs of Nigeria military yesterday took over duty from their predecessors, identifying discipline and the situation in the troubled Niger Delta as their main challenge . The new Army Chief of Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Abdulrahman … read more
THE much talked about man with 86 wives, Abubakar Bello, was on Thursday given a two-day ultimatum by Nupe Assembly to divorce 82 of them or leave Nupe land. The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, gave the order after a … read more
(Reuters) – Gunmen in Nigeria have demanded $12 million for the release of an Israeli expatriate kidnapped earlier this week at his home in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, an Israeli embassy source said on Friday. Four gunmen … read more
An Israeli construction manager was kidnapped outside his home in Nigeria on Tuesday night, but the region’s main militant group said yesterday it was not responsible and offered to help negotiate his release. The man, a 60-year-old project manager, was … read more
The Federal Government has insisted that President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua is hale and hearty, contrary to speculations that he is indisposed. Speaking with newsmen after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja yesterday, the Minister of Information, Mr. John … read more
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said that the Third Mainland Bridge would be totally shut to traffic on Sunday. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa, who made this known to journalists, said the repair … read more
The most prominent armed group in Nigeria’s volatile oil-rich Niger Delta, MEND, on Monday accused the military of killing 12 people after attacking their boat. But the military denied such an attack took place nor was there loss of life. … read more
Unknown gunmen yesterday hijacked an oil supply vessel belonging to West African Offshore on the Bonny River with eight crew members on board. Nothing has, however, been heard of the whereabouts of the crew members said to be Nigerians since … read more
Leader of Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo Asari, has gone underground , accusing the federal government of plotting to kill him through those he described as hired assasins. Asari said the plan to eliminate him was part of … read more