BBC NewsNigeria unrest: Inmates escape in Damaturu jail attackBBC NewsForty prisoners have escaped from a jail in the northern Nigerian town of Damaturu after it was stormed by a group of armed men, police say. Yobe state police commissioner Patrick Eg...

Family of Six Killed in JosAllAfrica.comBy Taye Obateru, 23 June 2012 A family of six including a six month old child and a 70-year old grandmother were yesterday brutally murdered by gunmen at Kumpun village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau S...

Leadership NewspapersAchebe Drums Support For Obi, Says Onitsha Now BetterThe Guardian NigeriaTHE Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, at the weekend, commended Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State on what he described as the governor's “tremendous...

Nigerian TribuneI have unfinished business in Edo —OshiomholeThe Nation NewspaperBy Our Reporter 18 hours 52 minutes ago Ahead of next month's Edo State governorship election, Governor Adams Oshiomhole, in this interview, spoke on his achievement...

CHANNELSNSA, Defence Minister DroppedThe Guardian NigeriaPRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, removed Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi as the National Security Adviser (NSA). In his place, he named Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) as the new NSA. The Minister of Defe...

CHANNELSHow Boko Haram kingpin Bama died 24 hours after gun duelThe Nation NewspaperBy Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation 23/06/2012 02:04:00 Details of the capture of Boko Haram high ranking operative, Bama, in Damaturu, Yobe State, emerg...