Tag: Nigeria
Nigerian appeals court throws out blasphemy convictions that caused outcry
A Nigerian court threw out two blasphemy convictions on Thursday that had caused an international outcry, freeing a teenager from a ten year prison...
Nigerian Army operating Isotrex armoured vehicles
The Nigerian Army has acquired yet another armoured vehicle type to fight the Boko Harm insurgency, with new images revealing Isotrex Phantom II armoured...
Four police officers killed, one missing, after bandit attack in northwest...
Four police officers were killed and one was missing after armed bandits attacked their convoy in northwest Nigeria on Friday, the Nigerian police said.
Around...
Residents flee Islamist insurgent attack on town in northeast Nigeria
Government troops and several hundred residents have been forced to flee after Islamist insurgents overran a town in northeast Nigeria in an attack claimed...
Nigerian Army orders another 52 Ezugwu armoured vehicles
The Nigerian Army has ordered another 52 locally produced Ezugwu mine-resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles from the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), which...
Nigerian Air Force partnering with Caverton Helicopters for aircraft maintenance
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will partner with Caverton Helicopters on the maintenance of its rotary wing aircraft as it seeks to improve serviceability.
The...
At least 13 dead as suicide bomber, gunmen attack town in...
At least 13 people including children died when a suicide bomber blew herself in a crowd that was fleeing an armed attack in northern...
ISS: Boko Haram blocks Lake Chad trade routes
Terrorism has disrupted a thriving regional trade hub sustained by generations of boat drivers.
The Boko Haram insurgency has had devastating consequences on Lake Chad...
Nigeria getting patrol boats from Spain’s Grup Aresa International
Spain’s Grup Aresa International is building four aluminium patrol boats for the Nigerian Navy, with the hulls already completed.
Two months ago the company said...
Malaysia’s Northern Shipyard completes Manta vessels for Nigeria
Malaysian company Northern Shipyard has finished construction of four Manta Mk II fast patrol craft for the Nigerian Navy, after receiving a contract from...
Armscor in-house expertise can generate revenue
Sweating Armscor assets, mainly property, was at one stage trumpeted as the way to eventually ensuring financial independence for the State-owned defence and security...
