Nigeria

Nigeria police free 21 kidnapped schoolchildren

Kano – Police in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state have freed 21 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen on Friday, a spokesperson said.... Read more

3 Jan, 2022

Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed off on his government’s 2022 budget of a record 17 trillion... Read more

1 Jan, 2022

Abuja – Nigeria have been forced to make four late changes to their final Africa Cup of Nations squad with... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

Abuja – Nigeria have selected Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, who is still recovering from a serious injury, as part of... Read more

26 Dec, 2021

Niamey – Six soldiers and at least 22 jihadists have died in fighting in the Lake Chad region, a joint... Read more

25 Dec, 2021

Kano – At least four people were killed on Thursday when suspected jihadists fired rockets on the northeast Nigerian city... Read more

24 Dec, 2021

Abuja – Nigeria said it had incinerated on Wednesday more than a million doses of Covid vaccine that had... Read more

23 Dec, 2021

Kano – More than 100 jihadist fighters were killed in air strikes by the Nigerian military last week, security sources... Read more

22 Dec, 2021

Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday refused to approve an amendment to the electoral law that would introduce... Read more

22 Dec, 2021

Kano – Nigerian forces have bombarded alleged camps held by “bandits” in the northwest of the country with the aim... Read more

21 Dec, 2021