by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 6, 2014 | World
Abuja, AP—A Nigerian nurse who treated a man with Ebola is now dead and five others are sick with one of the world’s most virulent diseases, authorities said on Wednesday, as the death toll rose to at least 932 people in four West African countries. The growing...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 26, 2014 | World
Abuja, Reuters—At least 21 people were killed when a suspected bomb tore through a crowded shopping district in the Nigerian capital Abuja during rush hour on Wednesday, police said, adding to the toll of hundreds killed in attacks this year. It was not immediately...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2014 | World
Abuja, AP—A Nigerian government official said “all options are open” in the search for missing schoolgirls that’s now being actively supported by US surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft. Boko Haram, the militant group that is holding some 276...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 4, 2014 | World
Abuja, AP—Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan met through the night with security, school and state officials and issued a new directive that “everything must be done” to free the 276 girls kidnapped by Islamic extremists, one of his advisers said...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 14, 2014 | World
Abuja, Reuters—A morning rush hour bomb killed at least 71 people at a Nigerian bus station on the outskirts of the capital on Monday, raising concerns about the spread of an Islamist insurgency after the deadliest ever attack on Abuja. Suspicion fell on Boko Haram,...
