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ALMOST six years after he left office, erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo Sunday reflected on his administration and deplored the failure of his successor, the late President Umaru Yar'Adua, to continue with his policies.

A view is seen of the Nigeria stock exchange building in the central business district in Lagos, April 10, 2013.

Following President Jonathan's declaration of a state of emergency in the Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa, violence has spiked higher in the African country.

The funeral rites of Nigerian Literary Legend Chinua Achebe began on Sunday ahead of his burial on Thursday ,May 23.

At least 10 suspected terrorists were killed and 65 others captured as Nigerian troops continued their "massive deployment" against insurgent groups, a defense ministry spokesman said Saturday.

FRESH tributes came for the late Nigerian novelist, Prof. Chinua Achebe, as the Archbishop of Canterbury - the leader of the Anglican Church Communion worldwide - the Most Rev.

The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines.

"Love Is Power, or Something Like That," a collection of stories set in modern-day Nigeria, pulses with an indomitable life force that is, by turns, tender and fierce.

Popular TV host, Frank Edoho of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' game show, will anchor the COSON songs awards holding on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at the New Ballroom of Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.

The person you are at 15 is not - thankfully - the person you are at 30. The time in-between can be a period of great exploration and change, especially for those who move abroad and then attempt to return "home." This fleeting, often romantic notion of "home" is just one of many themes in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's brilliant new novel, ... (more)

The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria has constructed a health clinic worth N4.5 million in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa.

Nigerian soldiers are seen patrolling a town in the north-eastern state of Borno in this April 30, 2013, file photo.

Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed to fight extremists waging a brutal insurgency.

If there is any development that depicts the state of affairs in our country today, it is what happened last week following the coordinated attacks by Boko Haram on police, army and prison formations in Bama, Borno State.

In the ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability to Mali, the federal government of Nigeria has spent forty five million dollars as its own contribution apart from other forms of humanitarian assistance given by National Emergency Management Agency .

NIGERIA'S military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as it pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent residents fleeing the region.

Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested... Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in a crash that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the ... (more)

Soldiers stand during a parade in Baga village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in the north-eastern state of Borno May 13, 2013.

Ifemelu, a Nigerian student recently arrived to study in America, is helping her friend, Ginika, also a Nigerian, who has been in America for some time, shop for a dress.

It was not clear who carried out the attack. Several gunmen were killed during a clash with police in the remote town in Katsina state, army spokesman Ikedichi Iweha told Reuters, without giving specific figures or police casualties.