Coronavirus

Nigeria lifts Covid restrictions, midnight curfew

Abuja – Nigeria’s government has lifted a nationwide midnight curfew and limitations on gatherings along with other restrictions imposed more... Read more

6 Apr, 2022

Countries

Nigerian atheist sentenced to 24 years in ‘blasphemy’ case

Kano – Nigerian atheist activist Mubarak Bala, detained in April 2020, was sentenced on Tuesday to 24 years after pleading... Read more

5 Apr, 2022

Countries

More than 150 still missing after Nigeria train attack

Lagos – One week after gunmen attacked a train with explosives in northwestern Nigeria, the whereabouts of 168 passengers are... Read more

4 Apr, 2022

Countries

Clashes kill seven in flashpoint Nigerian region

Jos – At least seven people have been killed in the Nigerian state of Plateau where tit-for-tat violence between Muslim... Read more

4 Apr, 2022

Chad

Chad transition on course, says president

Abuja – Chadian President Mahamat idriss Deby Itno, on a trip to Abuja, on Friday, assured that the transition... Read more

2 Apr, 2022

Countries

MSF says 5 workers freed in Nigeria after Cameroon kidnap

Libreville – The French medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday that five employees who were kidnapped more... Read more

2 Apr, 2022

Countries

Nigeria boat disaster toll climbs to 13, official says

Kano – The death toll from a boat accident involving villagers fleeing attacks by gangs in northern Nigeria has... Read more

1 Apr, 2022

Arts and Leisure

Kuti family keeps up Fela’s Afrobeat legacy

Lagos – In the Kuti family, music is clearly in the genes. Nearly 25 years after the death of... Read more

1 Apr, 2022

Countries

Eight drown while fleeing gang attacks in central Nigeria

Kano – Eight people drowned in central Nigeria when their canoe capsized while they were fleeing raids by criminal gangs,... Read more

31 Mar, 2022

Countries

Zambian doping officer dies after World Cup mayhem in Nigeria

Johannesburg – An official who died amid mayhem after a World Cup play-off in Nigeria was identified on Wednesday as... Read more

31 Mar, 2022