Archive for Category: "Nigeria"

Ex-warlord warns of S.Nigeria backlash at Boko Haram

Ex-warlord warns of S.Nigeria backlash at Boko Haram

Southern Nigerians could take up arms to fight northern Boko Haram Islamists, and are holding back only out of respect for the president,

Nigerian president holds emergency talks on security

Nigerian president holds emergency talks on security

President Goodluck Jonathan summoned his security chiefs for an emergency meeting on Thursday,

Nigeria : les chrétiens promettent de “répondre”

Nigeria : les chrétiens promettent de “répondre”

Suite à la vague d’attentats visant des églises à la Noël, qui ont provoqué la mort de 40 personnes,

Northern Nigerian Christians warn of religious war

Northern Nigerian Christians warn of religious war

Northern Nigerian Christians said on Tuesday they feared that a spate of Chrtistmas Day bombings by Islamast militants

Nigerian leaders rapped after Islamists attack churches

Nigerian leaders rapped after Islamists attack churches

Nigeria lacks competent leaders to tackle its security problems, a former military ruler said on Monday, following Christmas Day bomb attacks

Day of violence in northern Nigeria kills at least 24

Day of violence in northern Nigeria kills at least 24

Clashes between a violent Islamist sect and security forces in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Damaturu have killed

Gun battle, explosions erupt in northern Nigeria

Gun battle, explosions erupt in northern Nigeria

A sustained gun battle broke out between Nigerian security forces and suspected Islamist militants

Nigeria seizes bomb factory after Islamist attacks

Nigeria seizes bomb factory after Islamist attacks

Nigerian authorities raided a bomb making factory on Saturday belonging to suspected members of an Islamist sect in the northeast,

Blast in north Nigeria’s Kaduna kills at least six

Blast in north Nigeria’s Kaduna kills at least six

A powerful explosion struck the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna on Wednesday, killing at least six people, eyewitnesses said.

Nigeria : trois morts dans des attentats attribués à Boko Haram

Nigeria : trois morts dans des attentats attribués à Boko Haram

Trois personnes ont été tuées dimanche dans le nord du Nigeria dans l’attaque de bâtiments de la police

Afren-backed local firm buys Nigeria oil block

Afren-backed local firm buys Nigeria oil block

First Hydrocarbon Nigeria (FHN), which is partly owned by oil company Afren, confirmed on Thursday

Several killed in central Nigeria religious violence

Several killed in central Nigeria religious violence

Several people were killed in religious violence in central Nigeria on Thursday, prompting the military to impose a 24-hour

Péninsule de Bakassi: le Nigeria et le Cameroun cherchent des fonds

Péninsule de Bakassi: le Nigeria et le Cameroun cherchent des fonds

Le Nigeria et le Cameroun ont lancé un appel mardi pour trouver des fonds internationaux

L’Onu arbitre le différend frontier Nigéria-Cameroun

L’Onu arbitre le différend frontier Nigéria-Cameroun

Des ministres du Nigeria et du Cameroun se rencontrent ce mardi aux Nations unies

Algeria says Nigeria’s Boko Haram tied to al Qaeda

Algeria says Nigeria’s Boko Haram tied to al Qaeda

Intelligence reports show there is coordination between the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram