Two killed as gunmen attack foreigners’ housing in Taraba
KANO – Gunmen have stormed a residence in central Nigeria that housed foreign workers, killing two police guards in an attack a company source said Thursday was a failed kidnapping. Police in Taraba state confirmed the raid in the village of Tella at the site owned by the Triacta engineering firm, but declined to provide […]
Somali president offers amnesty to pirates
Somalia’s president has offered an amnesty to young pirates in a bid to end attacks off the Horn of Africa nation’s coast, he told AFP.
Issues facing the next pope
Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation on Thursday will leave his successor a formidable to-do list as the head of a Roman Catholic Church hit hard by sex abuse and money laundering scandals, internal bickering and growing secularism in Europe.
FG plans N3bn loan for mechanised farming
The Federal Government said on Wednesday in Abuja that it had set aside N3 billion for mechanised farming, to enable farmers to access modern implements.
Attacks on my book’ll not change facts – El-Rufai
FORMER Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,FCT, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said that attacks on him following his newly published book, would not change the message of the book, saying the contents were facts that happened.
Britain warns against travel to North after Islamist raids
Britain has warned its citizens in Nigeria to stay away from northern parts of the country where Islamist militants have threatened to attack and abduct nationals from Western countries.
