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Anjem Choudary: I Know Woolwich Murder Suspect

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.05.2013 | UK

Controversial preacher Anjem Choudary claims to know one of the Woolwich attack suspects, it has been reported. Choudary, former leader of the bann...

Nigeria's Savior?

Leo Cendrowicz | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Politics
Leo Cendrowicz

Orji Uzor Kalu's pitch as peace broker could yet propel him to Nigeria's presidency. However, the former state governor will struggle to be heard above the chaos consuming the country

British Hostage 'Killed By Nigerian Islamists'

PA | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK

The Foreign Office is "urgently investigating" claims that a British man has been killed in Nigerian. The unsubstantiated claims come from a breaka...

British Hostage Among Seven Feared Killed By Nigeria Kidnappers

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.03.2013 | UK

An Islamist terror group claims it has executed seven kidnapped foreigners, with one of those kidnapped by the group believed to be British. It is ...

Chris York

A Failed State?

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris York | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK

An apparent surge of terrorist activity across northern Africa has focused a spotlight on the dangers facing foreigners in the region, especially the ...

Mali: Why the Hardest Part Is Yet to Come

Imad Mesdoua | Posted 22.04.2013 | UK Politics
Imad Mesdoua

As Mali's northern provinces become more secure, Islamist militants will increasingly engage in targeted attacks, using asymmetric warfare to test international troops and regain the upper hand.

Brits Thought To Be Among Seven Kidnapped In Nigeria

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.02.2013 | UK

British construction workers may have been among seven kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria, after a gang killed a guard at a site in Bauchi state on Saturd...

Nigerian Al Qaeda Group Claims Responsibility For Kidnap Of British Man

PA | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK

British construction worker Chris McManus was captured by Al Qaida operatives operating in northern Nigeria. A group calling itself "Al Qaida in th...

Hague Condemns Bomb Attacks In Nigeria Which Left At Least 143 Dead

PA | Posted 22.03.2012 | UK

Britain today condemned a series of terrorist bomb attacks in Nigeria which have left scores of people dead. At least 143 people were reported to h...

Goodluck Jonathan's Nigeria

Dapo Adesanya | Posted 05.03.2012 | Home
Dapo Adesanya

'Happy new year' is the greeting that is chorused at this time of the year. It's the time when we usher in the calendar year with hope and renewed opt...

At Least 18 Die In Nigeria UN HQ Bomb Attack

PA | Posted 26.10.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- A car bomb exploded at the main United Nations' building in Nigeria's capital Abuja today, killing at least 18 people in one of t...