Curfew imposed in Nigerian state
Nigeria's army has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew across the north-eastern state of Adamawa to curb attacks by militant Islamists.
View ArticleNigera declares war on Islamist insurgents
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared war on Muslim militants seeking to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria, acknowledging after months of worsening bloodshed...
View ArticleNigeria Launches Massive Offensive Against Islamists
Soldiers stand during a parade in Baga village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in the north-eastern state of Borno, Nigeria, May 13, 2013.
View ArticleNigeria: Plateau Rocks Coach Laments Poor Funding of Club
The Chief Coach of Plateau Rocks, a female basketball team, Alex Guwan, yesterday decried the current state of neglect being experienced by the team because of poor funding by the Plateau government.
View ArticleEscaping Nigeria's Cycle of Violence
Having cut short a trip to South Africa and annulled a planned state visit to Namibia, President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria declared a " state of emergency " in three northeast states on May 14.
View ArticleACN asks N' Assembly to study proclamation, S'East PDP okays action
ECHOING its resentment over the declaration of emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, the Action Congress of Nigeria has urged the members of the National Assembly to carefully study the...
View ArticleRivers' political crisis deepens
... the circumstances surrounding the murder. Besides, Caverton Helicopters Thursday denied that it was pressured by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to disown the Rivers State government...
View ArticleGovt's debt stands at N8.7 tr, inflation rises by 9.1 %
THIS is official: The country's debt profile stood at N8.7 trillion as at December 2011.
View ArticleJets join offensive in northeast Nigeria, opinion split
... village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in the north-eastern state of Borno May 13, 2013. REUTERS/Tim Cocks YOLA, Nigeria, May 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria sent fighter jets in support of troops fighting...
View ArticleNigerian forces target Islamist strongholds
... town on the shores of Lake Chad, adjacent to the Chadian border, April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer MAIDUGURI/YOLA, Nigeria, May 16 (Reuters) - Nigerian forces attacked Islamist strongholds in the...
View ArticleVerona's First Congregational sells items for Bridge of Faith project
... life and provide a livelihood for people living in developing nations. They also earn money for projects in Awka, Nigeria, sponsored by Bridge of Faith. The environmental fair will take place on...
View ArticleWarplanes, troops in northeast Nigeria; mobile phones cut
Cellphone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed to fight Islamic extremists waging a brutal insurgency.
View ArticleGalway African Film Festival
THE RICH diversity of African films, animations, shorts, and documentaries, offering both entertainment and a fresh perspective on life in the continent, will be on show in Galway.
View ArticleWarplanes, troops in NE Nigeria; mobile phones cut
Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed to fight Islamic extremists waging a brutal insurgency.
View ArticleMobile phones cut in parts of Nigeria
Mobile phone service has been cut in areas of northeast Nigeria as the military sends more soldiers to the region to fight Islamic extremists.
View ArticleChris McManus killed by kidnappers minutes after rescue mission began
Inquest hears that British construction worker died from a single gunshot wound to the head on 8 March 2012, months after being kidnapped in Nigeria Chris McManus, a quantity surveyor from Oldham, had...
View ArticleNigeria air raids on militant camps
An unknown number of militants have been killed during air raids on their training camps in north-eastern Nigeria, officials say.
View ArticleNigeria Launches Air Strikes Against Militant Camps
... Boko Haram has battled the government since 2009 in an effort to impose Islamic law on majority-Muslim northern Nigeria. In a video this week, the group's purported leader claimed responsibility...
View ArticleAir Strikes Hit Nigeria's Militant Camps
... Boko Haram has battled the government since 2009 in an effort to impose Islamic law on majority-Muslim northern Nigeria. In a video this week, the group's purported leader claimed responsibility...
View ArticleChristopher McManus inquest: British hostage killed 'within minutes' of...
He was shot a further five times to his arm, leg, and torso with the AK47 assault rifle as he cowered in a toilet behind a metal door A British construction worker kidnapped in Nigeria was killed by...
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