Boko Haram crisis Nigeria to free women
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the release of all women held in connection with “terrorist activity”, the defence ministry… Read full story on author website »
May 21, 2013
Nigeria profile
Full name : The Federal Republic of Nigeria Population : 166.6 million (UN, 2012) Capital : Abuja Largest city : Lagos Area : 923,768 sq km (356,… Read full story [...]
Nigeria rocked by injuries to attackers Moses and Uche
Injuries to Victor Moses and Kalu Uche have left Nigeria short of attackers for June’s World Cup qualifiers and the Confederations Cup in Brazil. Read full story on author website [...]
May 20, 2013
Nigeria: Boko Haram Islamists ‘arrested’ in Maiduguri
About 120 militant Islamists have been arrested in Nigeria’s north-eastern city of Maiduguri, as they were organising the burial of a commander,… Read full story on author website »
Nigeria refuse to give up on Sidney Sam switch
Nigeria retain hope they can persuade Sidney Sam to play for them despite his call-up to the Germany squad for two upcoming friendlies. Sam was… Read full story on author [...]
May 19, 2013
Nigeria: Boko Haram in disarray, says army
UN building Dec 2011: Multiple bomb attacks on Christmas Day kill dozens Jan 2012: Wave of violence across north-east Nigeria April 2012: Deadly… Read full story on author website »
Nigeria army’s offensive to continue "as long as it takes"
Nigeria’s army has vowed to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east “as long as it takes” to achieve its main objectives. Brig… Read full story on author website [...]
May 18, 2013
Nigerian army imposes curfew in Maiduguri
Nigeria’s military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the north-eastern city of Maiduguri as its offensive against militants continues. Read full story on author website »
Nigeria army imposes curfew in Maiduguri
Nigeria’s military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the north-eastern city of Maiduguri as it presses its offensive against militants. Read full story on author website »
John Kerry urges Nigeria army ‘restraint’
… of “gross human rights violations” by the Nigerian military. This week Nigeria launched its biggest offensive since the Boko Haram group began… Read full story on author website »
May 17, 2013
Nigeria kidnap victim Chris McManus was ‘unlawfully killed’
An engineer from Greater Manchester was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an… Read full story on author website »
Man taken hostage in Nigeria ‘unlawfully killed’
… of 28-year-old Chris McManus, a British man working in construction in Nigeria. Read full story on author website »
Army crackdown on Nigeria’s Islamist militants
The Nigerian military says it has launched an all-out assault on Islamist militants in the north-east of the country. Read full story on author website »
Nigeria kidnap victim Chris McManus was ‘unlawfully killed’
An engineer from Greater Manchester was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an… Read full story on author website »
Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria raids ‘kill militants’
An unknown number of militants have been killed during air raids on their training camps in north-eastern Nigeria, officials say. The army spokesman… Read full story on author website »
Nigerian troops fight Islamists Boko Haram
The Nigerian army begins raids on Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-east of the country. Read full story on author website »
HARDtalk: Ibrahim Shema – Governor of Katsina State, Nigeria
A violent Islamist insurgency in northern Nigeria is threatening to destabilise Africa’s most populous nation. In recent months the body count… Read full story on author website »
Africa Beats: Nigeria’s Bez
Ngeria’s Bez says people told him that Nigerians did not like guitar music, only hip-hop or Afro-pop but he says he has proved them wrong. Read full story on author [...]
May 16, 2013
Millwall: Danny Shittu signs new two-year contract
… m delighted to have got it done. “We have had a lot of ups and for me to be staying here shows that I believe in this club.” The [...]
Nigeria’s Adamawa state: Army curfew against Boko Haram
Nigeria’s army has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew across the north-eastern state of Adamawa to curb attacks by militant Islamists. It is the first… Read full story on author website »
Germany select Nigeria target Sidney Sam
Germany have included Sidney Sam for their upcoming friendlies against Ecuador and the United States, damaging Nigeria’s hopes of persuading the… Read full story on author website »
Nigeria profile
President: Goodluck Jonathan Goodluck Jonathan inherited the presidency in May 2010 on the death of his predecessor, and went on to win elections… Read full story on author website »
Nigeria profile
… serious irregularities”. Nigeria is a big oil exporter, but violence and oil spills dog the industry ‘Decades’ to clean up Nigeria oil ‘Blood… Read full story on author website [...]
Nigeria profile
After lurching from one military coup to another, Nigeria now has an elected leadership. But the government faces the growing challenge of preventing… Read full story on author website »
May 15, 2013
World Have Your Say: State of emergency in northern Nigeria
We hear from people in Nigeria where President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks… Read full story on author [...]
Can Nigeria quell Boko Haram’s insurgency?
There is no doubt that the situation in northern Nigeria is deteriorating fast and now President Goodluck Jonathan has admitted as much. No-one… Read full story on author website »
Nigeria declares ‘massive’ military campaign on borders
Nigeria has announced a “massive deployment of men and resources” to combat Islamist militants in the country’s border territories. A statement… Read full story on author website »
How Boko Haram has grown: Timeline of terror
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three north-eastern states as militant Islamists intensify their offensive… Read full story on author website »
World Have Your Say: France in recession / Nigeria’s state of emergency
We hear about the French recession from Paris and discuss Nigeria’s security. Read full story on author website »
Letter from Africa: Ladies at war
In our series of letters from African journalists, Sola Odunfa in Lagos writes about the power struggle between Nigeria’s first lady and her predecessor. Read full story on author website [...]
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