Nigerian army rescues 17 students kidnapped in north-west Sokoto
Kano, Nigeria Reuters Nigeria’s army has rescued 17 students and a woman who were kidnapped in a dawn raid by armed men two weeks ago in north-west Sokoto state, the state governor said on Saturday. The attack at Tsangaya school on 9th March came two days after the mass abduction of schoolchildren in Kaduna, also […]
Six Nigerian states drop bid to annul presidential election
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Six opposition-led Nigerian states on Friday night withdrew a Supreme Court petition to invalidate the result of last weekend’s presidential vote, which they had argued violated electoral rules, court papers showed. The states, in a court filing signed by their attorneys general, did not give reasons for their decision. Nigeria’s newly declared winner […]
Phone blackout imposed on Nigerian state amid crackdown on kidnappers
Maiduguri, NigeriaReuters Mobile telephone networks were shut down in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara, residents said on Monday, after authorities ordered a telecoms blackout to help armed forces tackle armed gangs of kidnappers terrorising the area. Two residents of Zamfara, reached by phone after they travelled to neighbouring Sokoto State, said their mobile networks […]