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May 22, 2013

Jersey’s World Cricket League Division Six fixtures unveiled

Kuwait in July, Jersey is hosting the six-team event which will see them also face Vanuatu, Argentina, Nigeria and Bahrain. The top two will make… Read full story on author [...]

May 21, 2013

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

May 16, 2013

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 »

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 »