Two persons have been arrested in connection with Wednesday’s gun battle between some Konkombas and Fulanis at Sabare-Jagrido in the Zabzugu District of the Northern Region. Police in the areas...
Konkombas and Fulanis in the Sabare-Jagrido in the Zabzugu District of the Northern Region were caught up in a crossfire Wednesday morning. At least 100 cattle and 10 houses belonging to the Fulanis...
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell said Tuesday it has shut down a key crude supply pipeline in Nigeria's restive south because of a leak. Shell subsidiary the Shell Petroleum Development Corporation of...
Nigeria's acting president Yemi Osinbajo has ordered troops in to keep the peace in the restive state of Taraba after deadly clashes between herders and farmers. The vice-president, standing in for...
Under a leaden sky in oil-rich southern Nigeria, young men hang around with nothing to do, covering their noses from the noxious fumes of the polluted swamp. The sight in Bodo, some 40 kilometres (25...
Leggy dancers in tight shorts, bottles of Moet champagne and flashy cars feature in Nigerian pop icon Wizkid's bling-bling music videos. But the singer himself has now swapped the Versace T-shirts...
The suspect is in the grips of the police Police at Agogo in the Ashanti Region have arrested a nomadic herdsman for raping a woman on a farm. Nhyira FM’s Ohemeng Tawiah reported that thirty-two...
The new Eastern Regional Police Commander, ACP George Alex Mensah, has pledged his support in the fight against illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region has...
The new Eastern Regional Police Commander ACP George Alex Mensah has pledged his support to fight illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region has been badly hit...
A leading voice of the Fulani herdsmen in Ghana, Professor Osman Barry, has called on government to institute measures to deal with the Fulani menace in the country. But it should be done with care...
Men of Chad's Wodaabe culture put on their make-up and don their best clothes to impress would-be brides at a week-long festival. Wodaabe men perform the "Yaake" ritual dance as part of the Gerewol,...
Long-standing tensions between herdsmen and farmers have flared up again in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, leaving possibly hundreds dead in tit-for-tat violence. Earlier this month at least 21...
41 Nigerians, deported from the United Kingdom (UK), arrived Lagos on Wednesday. The chartered Airbus 330 aircraft that brought them landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 8am....
Meanwhile one wonders precisely who I planned and discussed these "violent attacks" with? Was it Rev. Musa Asake, the gentle and amiable Secretary General of the Christian Association of Nigeria...
The Sultan of Sokoto is the father of the Fulani people, the foremost traditional ruler in northern Nigeria and the spiritual leader of all northern Muslims. He is not just a traditional ruler but an...
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma - now known as Myanmar - and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for...
Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma - now known as Myanmar - and those from the Royal West African Frontier Force. They say there is a time and place for...
Traditional African names often have unique stories behind them. From the day or time a baby is born to the circumstances surrounding the birth, several factors influence the names parents choose for...
The Ogoninews publisher Mr. Fegalo Nsuke caught up with Mr. Ben Ikari who is a prominent Ogoni activist and the following questions drew his responses below. OGN: What is your assessment of the gains...
The Ogoninews publisher Mr. Fegalo Nsuke caught up with Mr. Ben Ikari who is a prominent Ogoni activist and the following questions drew his responses below. OGN: What is your assessment of the gains...
