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May 23, 2013

Jonathan Condemns Terror Attack In Britain

By SaharaReporters, New York President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the terrorist attack and killing of a British soldier, Fusiliers in the Woolwich area of London, United Kingdom; and strongly condemns [...]

SNAPSHOT: Sen. Bola Tinubu and Gen. Buhari meeting in Kaduna

L-R: Nasir el-Rufai, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Gen Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu by Akan Ido The former governor of Lagos and leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, [...]

Video – CNN interviews Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about her novel, “Americanah” and her literary career

CNN’s Zain Verjee recently interviewed celebrated Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She talks about her novel “Americanah,” her literary career and what it felt like meeting her literary idol, Chinua [...]

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National Assembly Adopts Amendment On Emergency Rule Proclamation

The two chambers of the National Assembly have adopted an amended version of the state of emergency proclamation on Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. The conference report was adopted after [...]

“We are not going to allow it go” – IGP angry with killers of policemen in Nasarawa

Mr. Mohammed Dikko Abubakar, the Inspector General of Police, has declared that members of the militia group that killed several police men in Nasarrawa state would not go scot-free as [...]

Families Of 40 Police Officers Killed In Kano Yet To Be Compensated

By SaharaReporters, New York Members of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North heard today in Kano that compensation has yet to be [...]

400 Nigerian prisoners transferred from Thailand

The Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Mr Zakari Ibrahim, on Thursday said the Service had transferred 400 Nigerians serving prison terms in Thailand, for various offences to the country. [...]

Insecurity: Governor Jang blames weakness of judicial system

The Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang has blamed the current security challenges bedeviling the nation on the failure of the nation’s legal system. The Governor stated this during the swearing-in of [...]

London terror attack: Micheal Adebolaja confirmed as suspect

The two men suspected of butchering a soldier on a London street in a gruesome Islamist attack were known to security agents, government sources suggested on Thursday. Read full story [...]

Woolwich Attack: Lee Rigby Named As Victim-BBC

By SaharaReporters, New York The soldier killed in an attack on a London street has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. [...]

Suicide Bombers Kill 20 Soldiers In Niger Republic, Nigeria Mounts Troops Across Borders With Niger

By SaharaReporters, New York Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa  (MUJAO),  an Islamic group which claims to be committed to the enforcement of Shariah law in West Africa, [...]

Nigeria’s troubles beyond emergency rule – Muslims

A network of Islamic organizations led by Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has urged the Federal Government to look beyond declaration of state of emergency in tackling the security challenges facing [...]

Residents heave sigh of relief as government evacuates corpses in Borno

A resident, Isa Danmusa told DailyPost that, in the last two months, people had vacated the area, including traders and labour workers because corpses were been piled up in the [...]

London Attack: Nothing in Islam justifies dreadful attack says Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said “nothing in Islam justifies this dreadful attack” which left a soldier dead in London. Cameron who cut short his trip to Paris, [...]

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Terrorism Charges: Ndume Asks Court To Stay Proceedings

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has fixed October 2nd, 2013 for the adoption of addresses in the appeal brought before it by Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume asking it to [...]

Jonathan, Ghanaian President, govs, envoys, others honour Achebe

By Uduma Kalu President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Ogidi, the hometown of the late Prof Chinua Achebe for the final burial rites of the literary icon. Also attending the burial [...]

Michael Orodare: 2015 Elections – Threading the path of war (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Threading the path of war is definitely not the right way to the 2015 elections; it is a route which should never be taken if we sincerely [...]

Some soldiers are collaborating with Boko Haram – Ihejirika

Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika, has accused his men of collaborating with members of the Boko Haram sects by exposing top secrets of their operations to the [...]