Nigeria announced the appointment of a new police chief on Tuesday, following a jailbreak in Imo State that allowed more than 1,000 inmates to escape. Usman Alkali Baba will serve as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, moving from his current position as deputy inspector general. He replaces Mohammed Abubakar Adamu,…
Protesters in Nigeria have joined activists and journalism advocates in demanding the release of Samuel Ogundipe, who was arrested Tuesday after filing a report on last week’s statehouse standoff in Abuja. The Premium Times reporter has been charged with criminal trespass, theft, and possession of an internal and classified inspector’s…
The head of Nigeria’s security forces was relieved of his duties Tuesday following a dramatic standoff at the country’s parliament building, where masked and armed men with the Department of State Services blocked lawmaker access. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is Nigeria’s acting leader while President Muhammadu Buhari is out…
African youth and the continent’s future will shape the planet in coming decades, and technology is the key to unlock that potential, said Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during the Google for Nigeria event in Lagos. “In Nigeria, we cannot train our nearly 200 million young people by 2045, in…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is in London for medical treatment again, this time for a four-day stay that would bring him back to Abuja on Saturday. The trip raised new concerns over Buhari’s health, which come as the 75-year-old president plans a run for re-election in 2019. He announced the…
He’s been in London since May, and now amid much anticipation and even more speculation, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to Nigeria – perhaps as early as Wednesday, many local media outlets are saying. Yet whenever he returns, what happens after that is likely to be more of…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
Nigeria welcomed a special guest on Monday as Malala Yousafzai continued her international tour to meet girls – and their political leaders – in a campaign promoting the right to an education. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, leading the nation as President Muhammadu Buhari remains on medical leave in London, welcomed…
Nigerian military leadership on Thursday denied allegations of corruption made by the Transparency International (TI) organization in a newly released report that finds the country’s fight against Boko Haram is compromised by corruption within the ranks. Major General John Enenche called the organization’s work an “unprofessional report” during a press…
In an effort to quell the latest rumors about Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s health, the government released a statement Thursday evening assuring the public that the president continues to recover. The renewed speculation came after Buhari missed a Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. The statement released by government spokesman…
On Wednesday July 1 at 11:30 a.m. local time, two suicide bombers blew themselves up near a hospital in Maiduguri in the northeast of Nigeria just after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo visited to nearby camps housing people who had been displaced by the conflict produced by Boko Haram’s attempt to…