Countries

Nigeria charges student with defamation after first lady complaint

Abuja – Nigeria has charged a student with “criminal defamation” over posting a tweet about the physical appearance of... Read more

2 Dec, 2022

Countries

Nigerian stowaways who arrived in Spain on rudder returned to ship

Madrid – Three migrants who arrived in Spain after enduring an 11-day journey from Nigeria on the rudder of... Read more

30 Nov, 2022

Countries

Nigerian convicted in suspected pirate attack on Danish sailors

Copenhagen – A Copenhagen court on Monday found a suspected Nigerian pirate guilty of endangering the lives of Danish... Read more

29 Nov, 2022

Countries

Amnesty urges Nigeria to free student held over first lady tweet

Abuja – Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of a young Nigerian it said was arrested after... Read more

29 Nov, 2022

Countries

Election office, vote materials torched in southeast Nigeria

Lagos – Nigeria’s electoral authority said one of its offices and voting materials were torched on Sunday in the... Read more

28 Nov, 2022

Countries

Ex-governor tries ‘outsider’ upset with Nigeria presidential bid

Ibadan – Horns blaring from the crowd, Nigerian candidate Peter Obi makes his pitch, repeating a mantra that he... Read more

28 Nov, 2022

Countries

Gunmen kill 15 in northern Nigeria, govt says

Kano – Gunmen on Friday killed 15 people in multiple attacks in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state, the latest violence... Read more

26 Nov, 2022

Countries

Nigeria gunmen kill three policemen, kidnap oil executive

Port Harcourt – Gunmen have killed three police escorts and abducted a local oil executive in southern Nigeria’s petroleum-producing... Read more

25 Nov, 2022

Algeria

Musicians in French-speaking Africa eye global market through streaming

Abidjan – The wildfire popularity of streaming platforms has hoisted Nigerian and other artists from English-speaking Africa to unprecedented... Read more

24 Nov, 2022

Business

WATCH | Nigeria inaugurates first oil and gas project in north

Abuja – Nigeria began drilling for oil and gas in the northeast on Tuesday, a first for the African... Read more

23 Nov, 2022