Kano, Nigeria News

Kano - Gunmen stormed a police station and a bank in a town in Nigeria's northwest, beyond a region covered by a military crackdown on an Islamist insurgency, a sign the offensive could provoke violence by smaller militant cells across the north.

The 56-year old native of Kano, Nigeria is a self-made business magnate, with a net worth of more than $16 billion.

These unfortunate events have led to needless loss of lives and property of many innocent Nigerians including members of our security forces.

KANO, NIGERIA, 14 May 2013 - Around 15,000 children in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013, according to a Borno State Ministry of Education official who preferred anonymity, as Boko Haram extremists continue a wave of attacks on state schools.

TOTAL value of daily electronic funds transfer in the country has risen to N80 billion, the Central Bank of Nigeria said, attributing it to the introduction of the cash-less policy and indicating the growing acceptance of the policy by Nigerians.

Three Emiratis arrested in Tanzania after a deadly attack on a church there a week ago have been freed and are back home, a report says.

A former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, declared on Saturday that the Federal Government lacks the competence to address the security challenges confronting the nation, noting that it is hopelessly adrift.

The appointment of former Inspector-General of Police, Sir. Mike Mbama Okiro, as the Chairman of Police Service Commission was received with excitement by Nigerians who have been clamoring for positive changes in the administration of the embattled Nigeria Police.

For 17 years, Mrs. Alaba Gbadebo was in agony, as she struggled to care for her son, Olaoulwa, suffering from cerebral palsy.

With chairmen of football clubs having a running battle with the League Management Company, LMC, former Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Adegboye Onigbinde, has said that the only way football could thrive unhindered in the country was through a viable administrative structure.

A security man walks pass the charred remains of buses after explosions at a bus park in the northern Nigerian city of Kano March 19, 2013.

BY OKEY NDIRIBE The House of Representatives Thursday summoned the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board , Prof Dibu Ojerinde, over mass failure by candidates in the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination .

KANO, Nigeria: Gunmen from a shadowy cult ambushed a group of police officers in central Nigeria, killing 23 of them and then setting fire to their bodies, the state's police chief said Thursday.

Hundreds of students, who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Monday in Kano staged a peaceful demonstration against mass failure and withholding of their results.

These seven sculptures by Ben Enwonwu, M.B.E , are estimated to sell for A 80,000 to A 120,000. Each of the signed sculptures features a figure holding a newspaper.

A soldier stands on April 30, 2013 beside a house burnt during during the clash between Islamist insurgents and soldiers on April 25, 2013 in the remote northeast town of Baga, Borno State.

Former Nigeria Football League, NFL board-member, Sani Usman has called on the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to quickly resolve niggling conflict between clubs and the Nigeria League management Company.

KANO, Nigeria: At least 20 people were killed in violent clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria's Taraba state on Friday, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, an aid worker has told AFP.

Despite the likely absence of Sunday Mba and Emeka Ezeh in today's CAF Champions League tie between Enugu Rangers and Club Recreativo Libolo in Luanda, coach Okey Emordi stated that his wards are capable of turning the tables against the Angolan side.

The Republic of Biafra under the leadership of the Biafra Zionist Movement will be sending 500 military trainees to Israel for training as Pilots and engineers.