Kano, Nigeria News

Refugees, displaced at two-decade high: UN * Annual figures show 1.1 million people fled across international borders in 2012, while 6.5 million were displaced within their homelands GENEVA: War and other crises drove one person from their home every 4.1 seconds in 2012, the UN's refugee agency said Wednesday, pushing the number... Brazil sends ... (more)

Military officials stand near ammunitions seized from suspected members of Hezbollah after a raid of a building in Kano, Nigeria, May 30, 2013.

West Africa has overtaken Somalia as the world's piracy hot-spot with 966 sailors attacked last year, the International maritime Bureau says.

KANO State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso has risen in stout defense of his Rivers State counterpart over the Nigerian Governors Forum leadership crisis, insisting that Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi will not surrender his mandate.

A Ukrainian cargo plane suspected to be carrying military hardware has been detained in northwest Nigeria's Kano State, security and aviation sources told Xinhua on Sunday.

SEVERAL months after escaping death in the hands of terrorists, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, Saturday, urged Nigerians to eschew extremism, saying he has forgiven those who may have offended him.

BEYOND ridding the nation's airports of disused aircraft, there are indications that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria may have made a fortune from the disposal of the equipment.

The Islamic jihad against Christians in Nigeria is proving to be the most barbaric.

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, has said that his position denies him the joy of relating with his childhood friends.

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, slated June 21 to hear N50 billion suit filed against the Federal Government by three Lebanese, Mustapha Roda Darwish Fawaz, Talal Roda, and Abdulla Tahini, following their arrest and detention over alleged complicity in the illegal importation of weapons into Nigeria.

There's a hip-hop scene across the pond slowly rowing its way over to America. We decided to break out the bullet boat cruiser and speed the process up.

Nigerian military officials stand near ammunition seized from suspected members of Hezbollah after a building raid, Kano, May 30, 2013.

On June 12, 1993, Nigerians went to the polls and in a free, fair and peaceful manner elected the candidate of the Social Democratic Party , Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola, as president.

Following the launch of "project cashless lagos" which was launched last year by Central Bank of Nigeria in Lagos state as pilot scheme to help discourage the use of cash in day-to-day transactions, the CBN, having recorded success in the pilot has concluded arrangement to introduce its cashless policy in Abuja and 5 other states around the ... (more)

Dr Jonathan Silas Zwingina, an accomplished academician, administrator, politician and senator was Director-General of MKO Abiola's campaign organisation, Hope "93.

Former member of the House of Representatives, former Senate Chief Whip and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rowland Stephen Owie says the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election was a divine recompense for Abiola's alleged past political misdeeds.

IN recent times, several disasters have been recorded in different parts of the country, ranging from buildings collapse, fire outbreak, flooding, plane crash and detonation of Improvised Explosive Devices IEDs, which have resulted in serious casualties.

With mobile phone signals shut down since 15 May in large parts of three northeastern states following a military offensive against Boko Haram Islamists, anxious residents say the sick are cut off from medical help, commercial supplies are dwindling and food prices rising.

Ameera: 'I don't mind it when my friends call me yan daudu but these days it sounds ugly in other people's mouths.'

Co-owners of Amigo Supermarket, Mustapha Fawaz and three Lebanese-Abdallah Tahini, Talal Rouda and Khosai Nouridine- arrested over the armoury and alleged Hezbollah terror cell uncovered in Bompai, Kano state have filed a suit before the Federal High Court, Abuja.