Three killed, 19 injured in Nigeria bar attack
Kano – An explosive device went off in a bar in Nigeria’s northeastern Taraba state on Tuesday, killing three... Read more
20 Apr, 2022
Nigerian airstrikes kill 70 ‘terrorists’
Abuja – Nigeria’s airforce said on Saturday that it had killed more than 70 Islamic State-affiliated fighters in the north... Read more
17 Apr, 2022
Nigeria wins US green light for $1bn attack helicopters
Lagos – The US State Department has approved the sale of 12 Viper attack helicopters worth almost one billion... Read more
16 Apr, 2022
Dozens dead after gunmen ransack central Nigerian villages
Jos – Gunmen have killed dozens of people after ransacking villages in central Nigeria, local sources said, in the latest... Read more
12 Apr, 2022
WATCH | Nigeria’s VP announces run for president in 2023
Lagos – Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday declared he would run for the nation’s top job next year... Read more
11 Apr, 2022
Gunmen in Nigeria train attack show more hostages
Kano – Gunmen who carried out a high-profile attack on a train in northwest Nigeria last month have released... Read more
11 Apr, 2022
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
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
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
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
