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Nigerian officials at Abuja airport seize $4.7 million worth of cocaine concealed in shoes

Officials in Nigeria have confirmed the seizure of 9.15 kg of cocaine concealed inside shoes at Abuja airport. Nigerian anti-drug officers who found the substance...

Nigeria’s Buhari says will pursue peace in restive Niger Delta in 2017

Nigeria's government will seek a lasting peace settlement with militants in the oil-producing southern Niger Delta region in 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari said in...

Man purporting to be Boko Haram leader denies Sambisa forest defeat

A man purporting to be the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, denied the jihadist group has been pushed out...

Man suspected to have planned bombing a Lagos bridge arrested by police in Nigeria

Police in Nigeria have said that they have foiled an attempt to blow up a major bridge in commercial city, Lagos. A 43-year old man...

Boko Haram militants used kidnapped girls as human shield to avoid air strikes from Nigeria army

A student who escaped when Boko Haram rebels stormed a school and abducted schoolgirls, identifies her schoolmates from a video released by the Islamist...

Gender equality faces a setback in Nigeria as top Muslim cleric rejects equality bill

The Sultan of Sokoto says Muslims should be allowed to uphold their religious beliefs. Photo Credit: AFP.   Getting the needed support for gender equality bill...

Ghanaians warned over a controversial Russian Ponzi scheme after it was suspended in Nigeria

Marvodi Mondial Movement (MMM), a 27-year old Russian Ponzi scheme that’s caused distress in a few African countries is adding a new country to...

Boko Haram fighters surrender to Nigerian officials

31 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered to Nigerien authorities in the southeastern Diffa region. This was disclosed by Niger’s interior minister Bazoum Mohamed on Tuesday...

3,000 people who fled Boko Haram return to hometown

More than 3,000 people in northeast Nigeria who were forced to flee the seven-year insurgency waged by Islamist militants have returned to their hometown...

Nigeria: Travellers Decry Skeletal Services At Port Harcourt Airport

Travellers have lamented their ordeal at the Port Harcourt International Airport, especially during this Yuletide. A visit to the airport at Omagwa in Ikwere Local...

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