Politics

Nigeria’s acting President made history Tuesday when he appointed a woman as the new head of the country’s oil ministry. Goodluck Johnathan is acting President of Nigeria while President Umaru Yar’Adua remains ill and unable to fulfill his duties. Acting President Goodluck swore in new members of the cabinet Tuesday selecting Diezani Allison-Madueke to overlook […]

Politics

Nigerian officials and troops are searching for persons responsible for the killings of 30 Nigerians. The Islamic group called Boko Haram went on a full fledged killing spree in the northern state of Yobe on Wednesday. Wednesday’s violence came after the army shelled a mosque and the home of Mohammed Yusuf, the group’s alleged leader, […]