The Nigerian army is back on the offensive. Its target: the armed group Boko Haram. And this time it is determined to defeat them. Nigerian troops have deployed fighter jets, helicopter gunships and thousands of soldiers to take back territory the group seized in northeastern Nigeria. This week, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of [...]
Nigerian President Declares State of Emergency In Response to Islamist Attacks
May 15, 2013 | Posted by
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. In a pre-recorded speech on national television, Jonathan acknowledged that the states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe were no longer under the control of the Nigerian government. “Already, some northern parts of Borno [...]
After Rejecting Nigeria’s Amnesty Offer, Boko Haram Continues to Kill
April 23, 2013 | Posted by
Less than two weeks after the Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram rejected President Goodluck Jonathan’s offer to grant amnesty to the militants, the Nigerian government realizes the difficulties inherent in waging a war on a group that follows no protocols or rules of warfare. When the Nigerian military initiated an action Friday against Boko Haram [...]
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Rejects Government’s Amnesty Offer
April 11, 2013 | Posted by
The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has rejected the idea of an amnesty. Last week Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan asked a high-level team to look into the possibility of granting the militants a pardon. The announcement was made via an audio statement believed to be from the group’s leader Abubakar Shekau. In recent years Boko [...]
Nigeria Wildly Celebrates African Cup Soccer Victory
February 11, 2013 | Posted by
For the last 15 years, Nigeria has wallowed in soccer mediocrity — an ignoble plight for the most populous country on a continent that covets the sport. That changed Sunday when the Super Eagles won the Africa Cup of Nations, defeating Burkina Faso, 1-0. The win touched off an enormous celebration in Lagos, where thousands of delirious [...]
Nigeria President Visits Trinidad, Pressed on Travel Visa Issue
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan disclosed plans to establish direct flights between Trinidad and Tobago during his state visit to the Caribbean. A new Air Services Agreement between the two countries will make travel easier for both states, though negotiations are ongoing. Nigerians are currently required to pay $21,000 bond in order to procure a travel [...]
Nigeria Aims to Make Power Supply Among Best in World Within a Decade
July 2, 2012 | Posted by
President Goodluck Jonathan says power supply in Nigeria will be among the best 20 in the world in the next eight years. The president gave the assurance in Lagos yesterday at the 40th Annual General Meeting of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN). Represented by Dr Samuel Ortom, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, the [...]
Terror Group, Boko Haram, Threatens Nigerian President
May 7, 2012 | Posted by
“We want Dr Jonathan one on one. No police, no nothing. And if he doesn’t address us in the next 78 hours, we are going to strike, and, this time around, we are coming to Abuja and Lagos. We are not hiding it; we are going to see to it.” With these words, a caller [...]
