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 »
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May 18, 2013
Residents flee after air raids on Boko Haram
Residents of an insurgent stronghold in northeast Nigeria fled their homes Saturday as military fighter jets and helicopters carried out heavy air strikes on Boko Haram Islamist camps. Read full [...]
Tunisia bans Salafist group’s meeting
Interior ministry says annual congress would be in violation of law and represents threat to public order. Read full story on author website »
Nigerian warplanes strike ‘Boko Haram camps’
Troops shell rebel targets with jets and helicopters as offensive following declaration of state of emergency continues. 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 »
ICPC to install free toll line for information on corruption
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it is planning to install free toll line for Nigerians to report corrupt cases. Read full story on author [...]
I did not meet APGA chairman in my bedroom – Patience Jonathan
by Akan Ido Dame Patience Jonathan has denied any involvement in the leadership crisis engulfing the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The first lady denied backing the factional chairman of [...]
Police to quiz River Speaker, COS over plot to assassinate Amaechi
RIVERS state Police Commissioner, Mr Mbu Joseph Mbu has said he would invite the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr Otelemaba Amachree and the Chief of Staff, Government [...]
Herdsmen’s invasion: Benue communities seek marine surveillance
The communities that are continuously attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Benue State, yesterday called on the federal government to introduce marine surveillance on the border villages of River Benue [...]
Nigeria must remain united - Rev. Jesse Jackson, Clark, Yakassai
Former American presidential candidate and civil rights activist, Rev Jesse Jackson yesterday described Nigeria as a country having all the potentials to emerge as future global economic power bloc appealing [...]
Boko Haram members may face war crimes charges – United Nations
Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the United Nations has said. Rupert [...]
Sad: 5 policemen and 6 civilians killed by protesting youths in Benue
by Rachel Ogbu bigstory Five policemen and six civilians were killed when youths in Otukpo, Benue state started a protest against the citing of a private university by the Senate [...]
Nigeria spends $45m on Mali peace, security
In the ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability to Mali, the federal government of Nigeria has spent forty five million dollars as its own contribution apart from other forms [...]
South Sudan town ‘trashed by army’
UN says town of Pibor has been destroyed, between fighting and looting, by rebels and army soldiers alike. Read full story on author website »
Somaliland hopes for independence
Citizens and leaders in the autonomous region of Somalia say they are historically and politically a separate country. Read full story on author website »
I collected N4.2m from two women for ‘miracle babies’–Midwife
The search for the fruit of the womb has driven many women to take extreme steps. When women are unable to conceive and bear children, the huge psychological toll makes [...]
I paid N2,700.000 for triplets, says victim of baby factory
A baby delivery syndicate was recently unearthed by the Police and a key suspect arrested and paraded in Lagos, alongside two other women who were believed to have paid certain [...]
Anti-smoking Bill: Stakeholders Caution Lawmakers
PRO-TOBACCO campaigners and labour groups have urged the Lagos State House of Assembly to exercise caution in its debate on a bill banning cigarette smoking in schools, hotels, bars, nightclubs [...]
N58.9 Trillion Oil Deal: HEDA Urges Human Rights Commission to Investigate Petroleum Minister Alison-Madueke and Shell Petroleum
By SaharaReporters, New York HEDA, the Human And Environmental Development Agenda, has called on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate the claim by five oil producing communities in [...]
Group calls for national state of emergency
The Afenifere Renewal group, a pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has urged the Federal Government to declare a “state of national emergency” instead of the one recently declared by the presidency in [...]