Tag Archives: Abuja
by Adam Nossiter Days later, the survivors’ faces tensed at the memory of the grim evening: soldiers dousing thatched-roof homes with gasoline, setting them on fire and shooting residents when they tried to flee. As the village rose up in … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Baga, Boko Haram, Borno State, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Kashim Shettima, Lake Chad, Nigeria
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By Dr James Okoroma, opinion Abuja — Nigerian Women, under the auspices of the National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), Nigeria plan to honour President Goodluck Jonathan to acknowledge his administration’s gender sensitiveness. The present government has the highest number … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Affirmative action, Boko Haram, Federal Medical Centres, gender, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria
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By Wale Odunsi The emergence of APC, the genuine APC – All Progressives Congress, has shown that despite ethnic, religious and political backgrounds, strange bedfellows can actually become familiar associates. The heartening element about the fusion of the Action Congress … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigeria Peoples Party, Bola Tinubu, Congress for Progressive Change, IndepthAfrica, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party
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PRESS RELEASE NIGERIA TO ASSUME THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES Nigeria is set to assume the Presidency of the Community of Democracies for the period 2015 – 2017. Preparatory to the assumption, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Abuja, Community of Democracies, GoodluckJonathan, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, United Nations
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By Olusegun Adeniyi “Whichever option I choose, men are going to die.’ That statement was made by a fictional President of the United States in Frederick Forsyth’s novel, “The Devil’s Alternative” which explores the dilemma that leaders most often confront … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, bokoharam, Frederick Forsyth, Goodluck Jonathan, Kano, Nigeria, Nigeria newspapers, President of the United States, United States
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LAGOS: Attackers have ambushed and opened fire on a police boat in the oil-producing region of southern Nigeria, leaving 12 police officers missing, authorities said on Saturday. The attack on Friday came after a purported statement from the main militant … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Bayelsa State, Henry Okah, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, South Africa
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The Federal Government today said it has decided to concession the Abuja and Lagos National stadias to private companies that can manage it. This was disclosed by the Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi while briefing journalists after the weekly Federal … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Enugu, Enugu State, IndepthAfrica, Kaduna, Lagos, Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, State Government
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By Okoi Obono-Obla In the wake of the trial, conviction and sentence of a Nigerian, by a South African High Court, Mr. Henry Okah; one of my good friends, Sunday E. Iyamba Snr, privately asked me a question which has … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Eagle Square, Henry Okah, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newpapers, South Africa, United Nations
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Ekiti State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has decried Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) description of 2015 general election as “a war” in Nigeria. Chairman of ACN in Ekiti State, Chief … read more »
The Presidency on Thursday said it had no plans to remove oil subsidy. Presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, in a statement in Abuja, said despite President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent remark concerning subsidy, the administration, as a matter of policy, had … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Press Releases, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigerian, Oil Subsidy, Okupe, President of the United States, Subsidy
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ABUJA — As the U.S. Supreme Court considers the country’s legal position on gay marriage, Nigerian leaders are re-asserting their position on the issue, advocating laws that further ban the already illegal practice. Gay rights activists in Nigeria fear if … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abdullahi Bayero, Abuja, Action Congress of Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, same sex marriage, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, US Supreme Court
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MEND described the sentence as the height of injustice to its region and people. The armed militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, on Tuesday condemned the 24-year jail term passed on its leader, Henry Okah, … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, henryokah, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, okah, South Africa, Warri
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President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday in Abuja called on members of the opposition to join the Peoples Democratic Party. Mr. Jonathan made the invitation at the grand finale of PDP National Reconciliation and Consolidation Tour undertaken by the National Working … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Bamanga Tukur, Godswill Akpabio, GoodluckJonathan, Namadi Sambo, National Working Committee, Nigeria, nigerian newspapers, PDP, People Democratic Party
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ABUJA — Nigeria joined more than 7,000 cities and towns across the world in celebrating “Earth Hour,” a symbolic shutting down of the lights for an hour late Saturday. More than 100 activists also gathered to launch a petition in … read more »
Traditional masquerades have one enduring commonality: they run backwards and forwards; jump up and down and generality create an atmosphere of chaos. At the end of their exertions, though, not much would have changed because both the masquerade and the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Finance minister, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, National Assembly, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigerians, World Health Organization
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Leadership Months after the embattled former chairman of the House Committee on Education and chairman of the ad-hoc committee on fuel subsidy, Farouk Lawan, was suspended as chairman of both committees for alleged involvement in bribery, Speaker of the House … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Chairman, Farouk Lawan, Femi Otedola, house of representatives, IndepthAfrica, Kano State, Kebbi State, Lawan, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers
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By Ernest Mabuza NIGERIAN terrorist Henry Okah was on Tuesday described as a “peaceful man” by one of the witnesses he called in mitigation of his sentence. In January, the South Gauteng High Court found Okah guilty of 13 counts … read more »
AS controversies over registration of new parties deepen, there are strong indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is in a fix as to how to handle the many claims to the acronym, APC. This is coming as the … read more »
Nigerian Tribune HE presidency, on Thursday, said following the granting of presidential pardon to former Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha by President Goodluck Jonathan, the former Bayelsa State governor can contest election in 2015 if he so desires. The Senior Special Assistant … read more »
Ansaru’s murder of seven hostages over the weekend shows why it could become the most powerful jihadist group in the region. Through its murder of seven European and Middle Eastern hostages over the weekend in northern Nigeria, Ansaru has trumped … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abubakar Shekau, Abuja, Ansaru, Boko Haram, Economic Community of West African States, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers
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A Nigerian Islamist group that killed seven foreign hostages it had been holding since February has posted a video of their bodies on the Internet. Italian and Greek authorities confirmed on Sunday that a British, an Italian, a Greek and … read more »
By Prince Oliver Okpala, opinion The concourse of events and actions in the only Igbo dominated political party in the Nigerian political firmament is, to put it mildly unfortunate. It is a discredit to the late leader of All Progressive … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, All Progressive Grand Alliance, Anambra State, APGA, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Obi, Peter Obi, Politics
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RADICAL Islamic fighters killed seven foreign hostages in Nigeria, European diplomats have said, making it the worst such kidnapping violence in decades for a country beset by extremist guerrilla attacks. Nigeria’s police, military, domestic spy service and presidency remained silent … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Ansaru, Boko Haram, British Armed Forces, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Italy, newspapers nigerian, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Reuben Abati
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ANIEBO NWAMU, leadership.ng All doubts about President Goodluck Jonathan’s ambition in 2015 have been cleared. An Abuja high court headed by Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi performed the onerous duty, on Friday, by its ruling in a suit filed by Mr Cyriacus … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, local Nigerian newspaper, Nigeria, Nigerian, Port Harcourt, United States
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By Ogbuefi Blogs 1. If your governor has procured a private jet and there is no airport in your state, your governor is dumb. Furthermore, if your state makes less than N10b monthly in IGR, and your governor appropriated for … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Boko Haram, Edo State, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Olusegun Obasanjo, PDP, Peruvian Democratic Party
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Former presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), retired General Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the merger of opposition parties is the only way to defeat People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Addressing elected representatives and other members of the … read more »
Abuja — Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff met with Nigeria’s leader Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Saturday for talks that were expected to focus on boosting trade, notably in the energy sector. Oil-rich Nigeria is Brazil’s main commercial partner in Africa, … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Brazil, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Dilma Rousseff, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, United States
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(Reuters) – Iran denied on Friday Nigerian allegations that it had trained militants arrested in Nigeria on charges of planning attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets there. Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said such allegations were “made up as the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Berende, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Israel, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Nigerians, Tehran
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MOST foreign investors in Nigeria have reckoned that the profits outweigh the risks and the hassle. But a spate of kidnappings, on top of an Islamist insurgency that refuses to die down, may make them think twice before venturing into … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Al-Qaeda, Bauchi, Boko Haram, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Port Harcourt
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UK help sought to end oil theft Nigeria had asked Britain for help to tackle a multimillion-dollar oil theft business that was run by international crime syndicates, its oil minister said yesterday. Oil bunkering – hacking into pipelines to steal … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, British Government, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Government of the United Kingdom, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Reuters, Royal Dutch Shell
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