Video: Police Raid in Kano Angers Muslims
Following the attack last Friday that left 185 people in Kano state dead, Nigerian police raided a house in the northern state looking for members of Boko Haram
Following the attack last Friday that left 185 people in Kano state dead, Nigerian police raided a house in the northern state looking for members of Boko Haram
The death toll has risen from the series of co-ordinated bombings and attacks in the northern Nigerian city of Kano.
A newly released music video by Aduke, directed by DJ Tee, delivers a moving message urging President Goodluck Jonathan to listen to the voice of the people. Follow @nigeriaplus
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is facing opposition to his decision to cut fuel subsidies, which saw petrol prices double overnight when the decision was made at the start of the year. Labour unions have now called for a nationwide strike to begin on Monday. This comes following a series of demonstrations held over the past [...]
Oritsejafor said: “We have the legitimate right to defend ourselves and … we will do whatever it takes.”
A recent string of attacks against Christian targets has been linked to the radical Islamist group Boko Haram. The group is fighting to overthrow the country’s government and impose Islamic law. Michael Amoah, an Africa analyst and author at the London School of Economics, recently discussed this in an interview with Al Jazeera Follow @nigeriaplus
On the same day that he visited the bomb blast sites, President Jonathan declared a state of emergency in parts of the country in a bid to halt a recent slew of deadly attacks blamed on Boko Haram.