Sep 15 2010
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan announced Wednesday on his Facebook page he would contest the January presidential poll, ending months of speculation on his ambition. “I, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, by the grace of God hereby offer...
Dec 21 2009
Up to 100 people have been killed after a runaway truck ploughed into a crowded market in Nigeria. Officials said 55 people died, but a BBC reporter at the scene, in Kogi state, counted at least 100 corpses. Kogi state police said the lorry hurtled...
Nov 27 2009
Nigeria — A wary peace has settled over this strategic region, a major world oil supplier and for years a combustible nexus of third world militancy, deprivation and government corruption.
Aug 22 2009
A top militant commander in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta region will surrender rocket launchers and gunboats Saturday in the biggest hand-over of weapons since a government amnesty began two weeks ago, a government official said. Timiebi...