Nigeria

Nigeria confirms first Omicron cases

Abuja – Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the new Covid-19 variant, among three... Read more

1 Dec, 2021

Port Harcourt – Gunmen killed two Nigerian contractors working for a local subsidiary of Italy’s ENI and a security... Read more

30 Nov, 2021

Kano – Local government officials in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state have lifted a near three-month telecoms shutdown imposed to... Read more

30 Nov, 2021

Jos – At least 11 people were killed and more than 250 inmates escaped after gunmen attacked a prison in... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

Lagos – The Nigerian government on Tuesday dismissed a leaked judicial investigation that said 15 people were killed or missing... Read more

24 Nov, 2021

Washington – President Joe Biden has invited around 110 countries to a virtual summit on democracy in December, including major... Read more

24 Nov, 2021

Kano – Air strikes targeting camps of gangs of cattle thieves in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto state, near the border... Read more

22 Nov, 2021

Cape Town – Nigerian musician Davido, real name David Adeleke, has shared a hilarious screenshot from a Snapchat conversation... Read more

18 Nov, 2021

Cape Town – The vice chairperson of the Dangote Group of Companies, Sani Dangote, who is also the younger... Read more

17 Nov, 2021

Lagos – Nigerian engineers said the 21-storey building that collapsed in Lagos early this month was originally designed only for... Read more

17 Nov, 2021