Category: Africa

WARRI, Nigeria — Nigerian soldiers who launched a raid on militants hiding in the nation's oil-rich southern delta killed civilians and purposely destroyed homes, a human rights lawyer who visited...

LONDON – Its founder is a wanted man, its systems are under attack, it is condemned from the capitals of the world. But although the future is uncertain for WikiLeaks,...

When lashing out at the Justice Department’s crackdown on bribery, some critics say the agency fails to mind its own beeswax. In applying the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Justice has...

WARRI, Nigeria — Nigerian warplanes bombed a village near a militant camp and soldiers opened fire with machine guns, killing as many as 150 people, human rights activists and witnesses...

In those days when men were men and could go to war even with bare hands; that was when the real men tore the jaws of lions with mere fists. It was then that...

Panicked Nigerians formed long lines at gas stations to stock up on fuel and diesel Tuesday as the second day of a seven-day strike by Nigeria's gas tanker drivers union...

Continental Airlines said Tuesday that Nigerian aviation officials approved its application to sell tickets for flights between Houston and Lagos, a route linking oil centers on two continents. Flights are...

The United States Embassy has data indicating the number of Nigerians who come to join their spouses in the US every year. In this instance, no attempt was made to...

Almost a year after its inaugural sitting in Osogbo, Justices of the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, led by Clara Ogunbiyi, on Friday declared candidate of the Action Congress of...

The quest for consensus running mate, *Atiku, IBB, Gusau, Saraki in crucial talks This is a report of how, expectedly, the announcement of the consensus candidate of the Northern Political...