Witnesses say multiple explosions have rocked the northern Nigerian city of Kano. A local journalist tells VOA that the blasts went off Friday afternoon and damaged at least one police station. Other witnesses report hearing gunfire and seeing smoke rising from different parts of the city. Nigeria is trying to cope with a wave of […]
Multiple Explosions, Gunfire Heard in Nigerian City
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Nigerian Police Offer Bounty for Escaped Suspect of Church Bombing
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police are offering a reward of over $300,000 for information leading to the recapture of the alleged mastermind of a deadly Christmas Day church bombing. Officials say Kabiru Sokoto escaped custody on Wednesday when gang members attacked a police vehicle while he was being escorted to another police station. President Goodluck Jonathan has threatened […]
Top Suspect in Nigerian Christmas Bombing Escapes Police
Posted January 18th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian authorities say their top suspect in a deadly Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church in the capital, Abuja, has escaped police custody after being arrested at the Borno state governor’s mansion in the capital. A police statement Tuesday said the suspect, Kabiru Sokoto, was being escorted to another police station outside of Abuja […]
Top Suspect in Nigerian Christmas Bombing Escapes Police
Posted January 17th, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian authorities say their top suspect in a deadly Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church in the capital, Abuja, has escaped police custody. A police statement Tuesday said the suspect, Kabiru Sokoto, was being escorted to another police station outside of Abuja when “suspected gang members” attacked and freed him. The police commissioner who […]
Nigerian Unions End Strike Over Fuel Prices
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian labor unions ended a nationwide strike Monday, after the president announced a partial rollback of an increase in fuel prices. In a statement, the Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress said they were suspending the strike and daily protests against the increase. The unions said they made the decision “in order to save […]
Nigeria Labor Unions Suspend Strike Over Fuel Prices
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian union leaders say they are suspending a nationwide strike over fuel costs, after the president announced a partial rollback of this month’s price increase. The head of the Nigeria Labor Congress, Abdulwahed Omar, told a news conference in Abuja Monday that unions are suspending the strike and the demonstrations that have taken place in […]
Nigeria Cuts Fuel Prices After Strike, Protests
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has announced the government will cut fuel prices, after a week-long nationwide strike and protests against soaring costs. Mr. Jonathan said in a televised address Monday that given “hardships being suffered by the Nigerian people,” fuel prices will drop to about 60 cents per liter. That is a reduction of about […]
Nigerian Unions, President Fail to Resolve Subsidy Stalemate
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Nigeria’s government and union leaders failed to reach an agreement Saturday aimed at ending a week-old strike and averting a slowdown in oil production. Nigerian union met with President Goodluck Jonathan and other officials for talks about the ending of consumer fuel subsidies, which came into force January 1. But after hours of wrangling both […]
Nigerian Unions, President Meet Over Fuel Subsidy Stalemate
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Nigerian union leaders are meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan for talks about the ending of consumer fuel subsidies. The government’s move to suspend the subsidies earlier this year has upset the nation, sparking a 5-day-long strike that helped paralyzed Africa’s top oil exporting country. Tens of thousands of people have been taking to the streets […]
Gunmen Target Nigerian Pubs, 4 Dead
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
At least four people are dead in the latest wave of violence to sweep Nigeria. Authorities say all four victims were killed Friday night in two attacks by motorcycle gunmen on outdoor beer gardens. In one attack, in Yola in Adamawa state, the gunmen pulled up to the beer garden and opened fire, killing two […]
