Jailed: Osas Odia, who returned to Britain after being deported, has been jailed for two years for his role in a £2.7million lottery scam A Nigerian who returned to Britain after being deported has been jailed for his role in a £2.7million lottery scam. Osas Odia, 33, was booted out of the UK in 2005 after immigration officials discovered he was using a forged stamp in his passport to work. However,... 

This is a brutal example of how far the struggle between Muslims and Catholics in Nigeria has reached. Muslims are determined to impose their ‘religion’ all over Africa as well as in other continents and countries of the world. Islam has but one goal: rule the world at any cost! And where are the International Human Rights Organizations? Christians are burnt alive in Nigeria: a horrific... 

Military forces of the African Union are ready to enter the north of Mali to suppress Islamist uprisings. The plan of the operation aimed at restoration of legitimate authority must be submitted to the UN by November 27. So far, the West only promised to help with the logistics, but the strong army of Chad that has experience of conducting military actions in the desert and air force is ready to fight... 

Torrential rains in Ibadan near Lagos Nigeria At least 35 people have been killed and many others remain missing in central Nigeria, where torrential rains have resulted in a devastating flood. “We have recovered the bodies of 35 people that drowned in the overnight flooding,” said Manasie Phampe, head of the Red Cross in Nigeria adding, “About 200 homes have either been submerged... 

A passenger plane has crashed into a two-story building in the Nigerian city of Lagos. The Nigerian Civial Aviation Authority has confirmed there are no survivors. ­Thick clouds of black smoke can be seen at the site of the crash. Emergency services have been dispatched to the location. The head of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said the Dana Air flight was heading to Lagos from the capital... 

Following the tragic events of a failed hostage rescue operation in Nigeria, Britain and Italy have taken diplomatic strides to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism efforts. The announcement came after Foreign Secretary William Hague and his Italian counterpart, Giulio Terzi, engaged in discussions in Rome, addressing the aftermath of the unsuccessful mission that resulted in the loss of engineers... 

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo One of the richest countries in Africa, Equatorial Guinea, is rapidly expanding its naval power. The fleet of the 600,000-strong country will be larger than that of 160 million-strong Nigeria. Is Africa preparing for a major war? In January of 2012, the Navy of Equatorial Guinea officially added to its ranks a 2,500-ton frigate Bata. It was built at the Bulgarian shipyards... 

Thousands have protested in Nigeria against the president Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria is facing mass protests after the government canceled a fuel subsidy, effectively doubling gas prices. With anti-government feeling rapidly growing, some fear the demonstrations may soon turn violent, repeating the Arab Spring scenario. Tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating in cities across the country... 

Nigerian lawyers carry a banner and placards as they march on the streets to protest against soaring fuel prices, Lagos, Nigeria, January 5, 2012. Nigerians have begun a nationwide walkout over the removal of fuel subsidies in Africa’s largest oil-producing nation with labor unions set to join the strike. The strike follows union objections to a government decision to cut fuel subsidies, which... 

People gather around burnt cars near St. Theresa Catholic Church after a bomb blast in the Madala Zuba district of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on December 25, 2011. Powerful explosions targeting government offices and churches in Nigeria have left at least 30 people dead and many others injured. On Sunday, more than 30 people were reportedly killed after explosions hit St. Theresa Church during Christmas... 

People gather at the scene after a suicide bomb explosion at the Police force headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria on June 16, 2011. At least 20 people have been killed and several others injured in a fresh wave of violence in the troubled northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri. A blast went off near a police barracks on Sunday, killing ten people and injuring several others that are reportedly in critical... 

Nigerian police have raided a hospital in the south-eastern city of Aba, rescuing 32 pregnant girls allegedly held by a human-trafficking ring. Aged between 15 and 17 years, the girls were locked up and used to produce babies, said Abia state’s police chief. These were then allegedly sold for ritual witchcraft purposes or adoption. But the hospital’s owner denied running a “baby... 

Trouble and strife: Bello Maasaba is attended to by followers at the home he shares with 89 wives and numerous children in Bida, Nigeria. For many, one wife is enough. But Islamic faith healer Bello Maasaba has only said: ‘I’m done’ after an incredible 107 marriages, producing 185 children. And the 87-year-old Nigerian, who now has an extended family of more than 5,000 people, says... 

Last week Nigerians voted during parliamentary elections. At least two explosions have hit near one of Nigeria’s voting centers only hours before the polls open for the country’s presidential election. No casualties have been reported after the Friday and early Saturday blasts in the city of Maiduguri, AFP reported. “The attackers, who were in a moving car, threw the bomb which exploded... 

Soldiers in a central Nigerian city opened fire Saturday on university students protesting continuing violence between Christians and Muslims, witnesses said, with at least nine people killed in the ensuing violence. The shooting came as gas stations and farmers’ markets smoldered after late Friday violence that sparked when Christian students attacked Muslims trying to bury a corpse in Jos,...