Nigeria

Gunmen kidnap Swiss national after opening fire on his police escort in Nigeria

Lagos – Nigerian gunmen have kidnapped a Swiss national after opening fire on his police escort in the southwest of... Read more

8 Aug, 2021

Lagos – One of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants more than seven years ago is free and... Read more

8 Aug, 2021

Lagos – Amnesty International on Thursday accused Nigerian security forces of using excessive force and killing at least 115 people... Read more

5 Aug, 2021

Kano – Nigeria has filed fresh terrorism charges against a Shia Muslim cleric, Ibrahim Zakzaky, a prosecution lawyer said... Read more

2 Aug, 2021

Lagos – Doctors in Nigeria’s state-run hospitals on Monday began a strike over pay, insurance benefits and poor facilities, union... Read more

2 Aug, 2021

Abuja – Nigeria received four million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States on Sunday as the... Read more

1 Aug, 2021

Tokyo – Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been barred from the Olympics after failing a drug test, the first... Read more

31 Jul, 2021

Lagos – Police in Nigeria say they have ordered an investigation after a social media celebrity standing trial in the... Read more

31 Jul, 2021

Abuja – The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Thursday admitted “lapses” on its part over the disqualification of... Read more

30 Jul, 2021

Kano – Shiite Muslim leader Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife detained for murder since 2015 in Nigeria have been... Read more

29 Jul, 2021