Restrictive abortion laws put Nigerian women in danger
Friday Okonofua, University of Benin The word “abortion” is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before... Read more
22 hours ago
Kidnappers of Nigerian college students arrested one year later, police say
Lagos – Nigerian police said they arrested two suspects behind the kidnapping of students from a Nigerian college last... Read more
yesterday
Nigeria’s treasury chief arrested over multi-million-dollar fraud
Lagos – The head of Nigeria’s treasury has been arrested for alleged involvement in fraud and money laundering worth... Read more
17 May
Jose Peseiro appointed Nigeria coach
Lagos – Widely-travelled Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro has been appointed manager of Nigeria, the national football federation (NFF) confirmed... Read more
17 May
Protests rock Nigerian city after blasphemy killing
Kano – Hundreds of people in Nigeria’s northwestern city of Sokoto demonstrated on Saturday over the arrest of two... Read more
14 May
Nigeria president condemns blasphemy killing
Kano – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday “strongly condemned” the murder a day earlier of a Christian student... Read more
14 May
Nigeria religious leaders urge justice after blasphemy killing
Kano – Nigerian religious leaders have demanded justice over the murder of a Christian student who was stoned to... Read more
13 May
Nigeria has 18.5 million children out of school, says UNICEF
Kano – More than 18.5 million children in Nigeria have no access to education, with girls accounting for more than... Read more
13 May
Nigeria quits international basketball for two years
Abuja – The Nigerian government on Thursday ordered the country’s basketball teams to pull out of international competitions for two... Read more
13 May
Nigerian Christian student accused of blasphemy stoned to death by mob
Kano – Muslim students in northwest Nigerian city of Sokoto on Thursday stoned a Christian student to death and... Read more
13 May
