Biafra: Abuja Appeal Court Denies Nnamdi Kanu Bail
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the decision of the Federal High Court to deny a bail application by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, The Premium Times reports. 25
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Nigeria is headed for a ‘full-blown economic crisis’
Nigeria’s economic crisis is getting worse. On Friday, the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics revealed that the economy shrank by 0.4% in the first quarter year-over-year — which was way worse than expected. Economists were expecting the country 25
Nigeria’s Buhari orders heightened military presence in restive Niger Delta
ABUJA/ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he ordered a heightened military presence in the restive Niger Delta region to deal with a resurgence of attacks on oil and gas facilities, 25
Six killed in suspected Boko Haram raid on Niger village
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Six people were killed on Friday in a village in southern Niger in an attack thought to have been carried out by Boko Haram militants, the Defence Ministry said. The six victims 25
Nigeria: 2nd Chibok girl rescued was not taken from school
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A second “Chibok girl” rescued by Nigeria’s military in a forest battle with Islamic extremists was kidnapped from her home village and is not among 218 students missing from the 2014 25
Nigeria’s growing Fulani conflict stokes Biafran cause
Nsukka (Nigeria) (AFP) – The Fulani herdsmen attacked at 6:00 am, just after morning prayers in Nimbo, an idyllic village in southeast Nigeria where farmers grow yams and pawpaws. At first the villagers thought it 25
Investors decry deal as China’s Africa push reaches currencies
Bloomberg News May 16, 2016 Strategists are criticizing Nigeria’s latest plan to rescue its currency — this time by relying on Chinese cash. On a visit to Beijing last month, President Muhammadu Buhari signed a 25
Delta showdown: Nigeria Army arrests ‘Avengers’ oil militants
The Nigerian army has arrested several suspected members of a militant group called the “Niger Delta Avengers” (NDA), thought to be behind recent attacks on oil pipelines in the south. The country’s oil production has 25
Nigeria Security Conference: Four Key Takeaways
BY CONOR GAFFEY | Newsweek/ Boko Haram was first on the list of priorities at an international security summit held in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Saturday. The Second Regional Security Summit, attended by French President 25
Nigeria: Aliko Dangote Suspends Production Of Tomato Paste
Dangote Tomato Processing Factory, a newly commissioned company owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has suspended its operations due to the unavailability of its most important raw material – fresh tomatoes. The Managing Director 25