In a sandy compound in the Niger desert town of Agadez, a white-turbaned imam blesses a circle of African migrants, some of them little more than boys, to protect them on the journey across... Read more
Three years after labour induced nation wide strike, some local government employees in Ebonyi state, Nigeria are yet to be paid their salaries. The workers have made passionate appeal to th... Read more
Two oilfields run by Nigerian Agip Oil Co. Ltd, a unit of Italian oil major ENI, were shut down this week in the Niger delta region by local communities over disputes with the company, the p... Read more
The Lagos State Government said there will be no restrictions human/vehicular activities come Saturday May 30, 2015 as the the May statewide monthly Sanitation Exercise has been cancelled.... Read more
In what appeared like another milestone in transportation, the Lagos State government last weekend secured the Right of Way (ROW) for the Iddo-Agbado Corridor for the proposed Mass Transit T... Read more
Niger has detained and charged 643 people since February for their links to the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, Security Minister Hassoumi Massaoudou told parliament. Niger has de... Read more
Nigeria’s army has sacked at least 200 soldiers for cowardice and failure to fight against Boko Haram militants, several soldiers have told the BBC. Up to 4,500 other rank and file sol... Read more
Video footage found in captured Boko Haram camps by Nigeria’s military and seen by Reuters seems to give some of the clearest indication that foreign fighters hold positions of power w... Read more
¨ Imo State Governor and the Chairman of the All Progressives’ Congress’ Governors Forum, Chief Rochas Okorocha, said that he is the bridge builder between the people of the North and... Read more
Inspector General, Arase A Kogi High Court Judge, Mr Justice Samuel Obayomi, was on Monday kidnapped by unknown gunmen, who killed his orderly, Cpl. Usman Musa, in an early morning attack.... Read more