Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a spate of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. In a televised address, the president said he had given the military powers to take over security in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. Goodluck Jonathan also ordered more troops to [...]
About 150 people have been killed during the co-ordinated attacks by Islamist militants in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday, witnesses and reports say. Hospitals are struggling to deal with the numbers of killed and injured. A series of explosions ripped apart police buildings, passport offices and immigration centres on the city, which [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan has announced an immediate drop in the price of fuel, following a week of strikes and protests in Nigeria. Goodluck Jonathan said the price would drop by around 30% in recognition of the “hardships being suffered” by people. Nigeria has been paralyzed by strikes and protests over the government’s decision to scrap [...]
A series of bomb attacks in Nigeria, including two during Christmas Mass services at Catholic churches, killed 40 people and left many others injured. The Islamist group Boko Haram said it carried out the attacks, including one on St. Theresa’s Church in Madalla, near the capital Abuja, that killed 35. A second explosion shortly after hit [...]
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