Deadly floods kill 50 in northern Nigeria
Kano – At least 50 people have died in floods caused by exceptionally heavy rains in northern Nigeria’s Jigawa... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
Nigeria’s Buhari vows safe rescue of train attack hostages
Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to rescue 31 hostages taken in a train attack and... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Nigeria’s president under pressure as insecurity spirals
Lagos – Mounting attacks from jihadists and criminal gangs, including a brazen assault close to the capital, are creating... Read more
12 Aug, 2022
Nigeria brings home 12 000 displaced people despite instability
Kano – Nigeria has brought home around 12 000 people who fled violence in the northwest of the country... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Nigeria arrests suspects behind deadly church attack
Abuja – Nigerian security forces have arrested suspected attackers of a church in the southwestern city of Owo that... Read more
10 Aug, 2022
Gunmen kill six in central Nigeria, police say
Kano – Gunmen have killed six people, including two Indians, in Nigeria’s Kogi state, police said Saturday, with the... Read more
6 Aug, 2022
Nigeria fines broadcasters over BBC bandit documentary
Abuja – Nigerian regulators have fined three broadcasters the equivalent of $12 000 each for airing a BBC documentary... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
Persecution of Christians in Nigeria is more complicated than it seems
Jideofor Adibe, Nasarawa State University, Keffi Nigeria has a long history of religious tensions against which the current spate... Read more
3 Aug, 2022
Eight security personnel killed in central Nigeria ambush
Kano – Gunmen killed eight Nigerian security personnel, including three policemen and five vigilantes, in an ambush in a... Read more
1 Aug, 2022
Hustling in Lagos to ‘survive in hell’
Lagos – It’s midnight. Luxury cars arrive outside Cocoon, a nightclub in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest and most vibrant city.... Read more
31 Jul, 2022
