Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi met Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan for talks Sunday on how to combat pirates operating off the west coast of Africa. Yayi told reporters in

Detroit (CNN) -- To those who knew him before he became known as the "underwear bomber," Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab was a quiet, religious man. So how did the son of a prominent Nigerian banker with a

Accused "underwear bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is defending himself against terrorism charges, will not make his own opening statement on Tuesday. Rather, the accused has engaged his

Three West and Central African countries on Saturday agreed to implement two competitive projects on fisheries and aquaculture for a three-year period starting from January 2012. After meeting

7 October 2011 An unnamed juror from Nigeria was yesterday dismissed just 30 minutes after she chosen for the trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, which will begin in earnest on Tuesday with

Gunmen have bombed a police station in northern Nigeria, killing four policemen and setting free a number of detainees, a police chief and local residents said. "There was an attack by unknown

A newly-released Wikileaks cable has identified a training camp lead by religious extremists in Kano state, where Farouk Abdulmutallab, known as the “underwear bomber,” who unsuccessfully

Demands Testimony of Panti CID Officers At the resumed murder trial of Al Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer to Sanni Abacha, Nigeria’s late military ruler, the defendant today