Suspected jihadists fire rockets at Nigerian city
Kano – Suspected jihadists fired two rockets at the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, hitting two homes... Read more
5 Dec, 2021
Seven Nigerian troops killed in jihadist attack, sources say
Kano – Seven Nigerian soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State group-aligned jihadists attacked a military base in the... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Nigeria recruits churches, mosques to speed up mass vaccinations
Lagos – Prayers and hymns filled the Ikoyi Baptist Church at a recent Sunday sermon before the pastor delivered... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
WATCH | ‘We’ve had extensive discussions with President Buhari,’ says Cyril Ramaphosa
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa concluded his state visit to Nigeria on Thursday, saying he had held extensive... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
Lagos gov’t rejects report of ‘massacre’ of #EndSARS protesters
Lagos – Local state authorities in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, have rejected a judicial inquiry’s report that concluded a massacre... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Nigeria boat disaster kills 29, mostly children
Kano – An overloaded boat carrying dozens of passengers, mostly children aged eight to 15, capsized late on Tuesday in... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
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
Three killed in attack in Nigeria southern oil region
Port Harcourt – Gunmen killed two Nigerian contractors working for a local subsidiary of Italy’s ENI and a security... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Northwest Nigeria state ends telecom blackout over bandit attacks
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
Nigeria prison attack leaves 11 dead, 250 inmates escape
Jos – At least 11 people were killed and more than 250 inmates escaped after gunmen attacked a prison in... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
