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  • Indian-origin men jailed in Malaysia

    A court in Malaysia has sentenced two Indian-origin men to separate jail terms for brutally assaulting a Nigerian that led to his death. Judge Noor Azian Shaari of the high court in Shah Alam, the capital of the Malaysian state of Selangor, sentenced V. Ganesan, 29, to one year in jail and T. Kumar, 29, to seven years in jail for causing grievous injuries to Nwabudike Emmanuel Chukwuma that led ...

  • Group to Take Nigeria Government to International Court

    The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) will file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Nigeria's government of human rights violations, according to spokesman Ango Abdullahi. "What we are doing now is to organize our evidence that would make it possible for us to make a very strong case against the government and its agencies, or up to individuals who may be ...

  • Emergency rule Gunmen shot dead fuel station manager in Borno

    BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members , yesterday ,shot dead a General Manager (name withheld) of one of the fuel stations in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. This is coming barely few hours when President Goodluck Jonathan ordered for the immediate release of all Boko Haram sect, including their wives and children from detention. Our Correspondent gathered ...

  • Etisalat says Nigeria unit inks $1.2bn loan deal

    UAE telecommunications giant Etisalat said its Nigeria unit had secured a $1.2bn medium term syndicated loan facility to refinance existing debt and expand its ...

  • Islamist Fighters Killed in Nigerian Military Strike

    A military air raid on insurgent camps in northeast Nigeria has killed at least 21 Islamists. The US has warned Nigeria to respect human rights and not harm civilians. At least 21 people were reportedly killed in Friday's attack in the Sambisa Forest Reserve, south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, a military spokesperson said. There has been no independent confirmation of the ...

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  • Nigerian Military in Heavy Fighting With Islamist Militants

    Nigeria's military says at least 14 Islamic extremists and three soldiers have been killed in the country's northeast. The latest clashes are part of a government offensive against Boko Haram. Nigeria's defense ministry said in a statement that special forces troops were continuing "the advance and attack on identified terrorist camps." The offensive has included air ...

  • Nigerias Offensive Against Boko Haram Continues With More Killings

    Nigeria's military has killed 10 and arrested 65 in an offensive to wrest territory from Islamists. On Friday, a military air raid on insurgent camps in northeast Nigeria killed at least 21. Though the killings and arrests have yet to be independently confirmed, a defense spokesman also said that the military had seized stockpiles of weapons including rocket-propelled grenades, guns and ...

  • Military Strikes Insurgent Targets in Northeast

    The Nigerian military has been targeting multiple sites across the country's northeast to rid the area of Islamist insurgents. President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the region on Tuesday. Camps housing Boko Haram and other Islamist insurgents came under siege from Nigeria's air force on Friday, according to a military spokesperson. "A number of insurgents ...

  • Nigerian Army Starts Offensive Against Islamists

    More than 2,000 soldiers and several fighter jets have been deployed in northern Nigeria in response to attacks attributed to Islamist group Boko Haram. Rights groups fear there could be more civilian deaths. The Nigerian military offensive against Boko Haram insurgents in northern Nigeria has now begun in earnest, following President Goodluck Jonathan's announcement of a state of ...

  • 2015 - Buhari Will Support a Formidable Candidate - CPC

    Abuja - The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Tuesday said its national leader and 2011 presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari is ready to give maximal support a more formidable candidate that will emerge as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives' Congress, APC, in 2015. A member of CPC merger committee and 2011 governorship candidate in Enugu State, Mr. Osita ...

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