Radical Islamists torched a police headquarters, a church and a customs office, residents said on Monday.
Muslim rebels attacked Nigerian police stations in two states overnight, a day after more than 50 people died in clashes in Bauchi state.
Nigeria does not know exactly how much of the black gold it churns but one thing is certain — three years of attacks have led to a sharp decline.
A truce called by a Nigerian militant group may provide a brief respite in a conflict crippling the country, but it is unlikely to end the fighting.
Nigeria’s main militant group, which is waging an ”oil war” against the government, declared a 60-day truce on Wednesday.
Nigeria’s main rebel group, which has targeted oil facilities in the south, claimed responsibility for a late Sunday strike on an oil jetty.
A key militant in Nigeria’s Niger Delta detained since September 2007 has accepted President Umaru Yar’Adua recent offer of amnesty.
Nigeria’s most prominent militant group said on Wednesday it sabotaged oil pipelines operated by Shell and Agip.
Nigeria’s main militant group said on Monday it had sabotaged a Chevron oil facility and seized a chemical tanker and six crew members.
Nigeria’s biggest armed group dismissed an amnesty offer from the government as ”unrealistic” on Friday.
The first thing that used to hit visitors to Nigeria’s commercial hub was a gridlock of rusty buses and the tumbledown stalls of the Oshodi market.
Nigeria’s regulatory authorities have long persisted in painting a rosy picture of the country’s banks despite the global financial meltdown.
When 32-year-old Talatu Umar tested positive two years ago after the death of her husband, she ruled out the possibility of ever marrying again.
Nigeria has launched a campaign to improve its battered international image for corruption and crime.
Mass murder is now being described as ‘a preservation of national sovereignty’.
A Nigerian student has been jailed 19 years for swindling an Australian woman out of 000 dollars through an internet scam.
Nigeria’s main militant group on Saturday threatened to sabotage a multibillion-dollar plan to pipe Nigerian gas to Europe across the Sahara desert.
Jeremiah (10) stares blankly at a window, tears rolling down his scarred cheeks, recounting how his father doused him with petrol and set him ablaze.
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/ 18 February 2009
Gunmen attacked a compound housing ExxonMobil staff in the Niger Delta but were repulsed after a fierce battle the oil company said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 February 2009
Gunmen attacked two oil facilities operated by Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria’s restive south, a private security official said on Tuesday.
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/ 11 February 2009
Banyana star striker Noko Matlou stole the limelight when she was named Woman Footballer of the Year at a prestigious ceremony in Lagos on Tuesday.
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/ 8 February 2009
Nigerian militants attacked a gas plant operated by Royal Dutch Shell in the Niger Delta on Saturday and warned of more attacks to come.
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/ 7 February 2009
Nigeria reported on Friday that 84 infants and children have now died after swallowing a syrup laced with a chemical normally found in antifreeze.
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/ 14 January 2009
Nigeria’s main armed militant group on Wednesday threatened to end a ceasefire by attacking the military after a gang leader was killed by soldiers.
Pirates seized a ship belonging to French maritime services company Bourbon off the coast of Nigeria during the weekend, the company says.
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/ 12 December 2008
Nigeria’s Supreme Court upheld the election of President Umaru Yar’Adua on Friday, giving him the mandate to lead Africa’s most populous nation.
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/ 11 December 2008
MultiChoice Africa recently announced a 26% growth in its subscribers. Percy Zvomuya speaks to the head of its Nigeria operations.
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/ 5 December 2008
Gunmen attacked two oil-services vessels in separate incidents in Nigeria’s restive Niger Delta on Thursday.
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/ 5 December 2008
Nigerians in their droves initiate love advances, set up meetings and search for soulmates — all by SMS, writes Adetokunbo Abiola.
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/ 4 December 2008
Nigeria’s central bank will intervene in the foreign-exchange market from Thursday to ensure the naira’s stability.
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/ 2 December 2008
Nigeria’s religious fault line was in the spotlight on Tuesday after riots in the central city of Jos claimed hundreds of lives.
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/ 2 December 2008
Africa’s first communications satellite has suffered an energy failure just 18 months after its launch.