The United States said, yesterday, distanced itself from claims that the military had discovered the location of the abducted Chibok…
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African leaders in Pretoria for President Jacob Zuma’s inauguration will hold informal talks on the security situation in Nigeria, South Africa’s government said on Saturday. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is among more than 20 heads of state…
Nigerian officials say the bodies of 118 people have been recovered from the scene of a twin bombing in the crowded business section of the central city of Jos. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan called the bombings “Cruel and evil,” and said he is…
Crisis crooner African China has revealed that his colleagues have rejected joining him to fight the Boko Haram menace through…
Twin car bombings in central Nigeria killed at least 118 people and brought entire buildings down Tuesday, in the latest affront to the government’s internationally-backed security crackdown. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan swiftly condemned the…
Northern Christian elders have risen to the defence of President Goodluck Jonathan in the face of public criticism over his…
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan meets with leaders of neighbouring states in Paris on Saturday for talks aimed at forging a common strategy against Islamist militants holding more than 200 schoolgirls. At a half-day summit hosted by French President…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday cancelled a visit to the hometown of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic militants, provoking fresh criticism of his handling of the crisis. A senior government official told AFP that Jonathan…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out the release of Boko Haram fighters in exchange for the freedom of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militants a month ago. Britain’s Africa minister Mark Simmonds, in Nigeria for talks about…
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid to extend an ineffective year-long state of emergency in the northeast has exposed him as an out-of-touch leader with no credible plan to end a brutal Islamist conflict, experts said. Few dispute the severity…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan faces an uncertain political future after attracting a torrent of criticism over his handling of the mass abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram extremists. Jonathan was already on the back foot even…
President Goodluck Jonathan and his Republic of Congo counterpart, President Denis Sassou N’guesso, Tuesday charged African leaders, the African Union…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday asked the country’s parliament for a six-month extension to the state of emergency in three northeastern states riven by Islamist militant violence. “I most respectfully request the distinguished senators…
All Progressive Congress (APC) national women leader, Barrister Sharon Ikeazor, has urged the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, to visit…
Israel on Sunday joined the international effort to trace more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants in Nigeria but Washington said US troops would stay out of any rescue mission. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan spoke to Israeli…
Irish international Jonathan Sexton kicked seven penalties from seven attempts to give Racing-Metro a 21-16 win over Toulouse in the French Top 14 quarter-final play-offs on Friday. Sexton’s perfect display handed Racing a first ever semi-final date…
A coalition of civil society organisations in Katsina State on Thursday staged a peaceful demonstration against foreign intervention sought by…
A Nigerian woman who led a protest demanding the release of hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists was arrested Monday after meeting Nigeria’s First Lady Patience Jonathan, activists said. The first lady’s office has denied reports…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday kept Nigeria guessing over whether or not he will seek re-election, saying the issue was not important at the present time. “Whether Jonathan declares or not (his intention for re-relection) is not a key factor,”…
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday ordered top security chiefs and officials to secure the safe release of 223 schoolgirls abducted three weeks ago by suspected Islamists, his spokesman said. Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram Islamists stormed…