Nigerian airstrikes kill 13 civilians, military disputes deaths
Jos – Airstrikes in central Nigeria at the weekend killed 13 civilians, local sources told AFP on Monday, in... Read more
12 May
Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead after Chad army strikes jihadists: local sources
Kano – Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after a Chadian army attack against jihadists on Lake Chad,... Read more
11 May
Nigerian army says has freed children kidnapped from orphanage
Lagos – The Nigerian army said on Thursday that its troops had freed seven children and two adults who... Read more
8 May
18 Nigerian loggers killed in jihadist attack
Kano – Boko Haram jihadists have killed 18 loggers in northeast Nigerian Borno state, local sources told AFP Thursday,... Read more
8 May
Chad declares national mourning after new jihadist attack
N’Djamena – Chad declared three days of national mourning after a new attack by Boko Haram jihadists Wednesday killed... Read more
7 May
Afrobeats’ Tiwa Savage nurtures Africa’s future talent
Lagos – Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Tiwa Savage walked around a music centre in Lagos, smiling, listening and giving words... Read more
6 May
130 Nigerians seek return home as anti-immigrant tensions rise in SA
Abuja – Nigeria is organising emergency repatriation flights for citizens living in South Africa, as the foreign ministry Monday... Read more
5 May
Nigeria apologises to SA over coronation dispute, presents cows in goodwill gesture
Pretoria –The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has welcomed what it described as “constructive engagement” between... Read more
5 May
Nigeria joins Ghana in summoning South African diplomat over xenophobia
Abuja – Nigeria’s government has summoned South Africa’s top diplomat in Abuja over attacks on foreigners in the country,... Read more
3 May
Nigerian airlines avert shutdown as Mideast war hikes fuel prices
Abuja – Nigerian airlines continued flying on Thursday despite threatening a shutdown over sky-high jet fuel prices roiling the... Read more
30 Apr
