UK court opens way for $9bn claim against Nigeria
A British judge on Friday gave the green light for a tiny private firm to… Read More
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At least 45 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker blast
The truck overturned close to shops as it was travelling through the village of Ahumbe… Read More
6 years ago
30 killed in triple suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria
Three bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometres from the Borno… Read More
6 years ago
Violent kidnappings-for-ransom spread across Nigeria
The number of reported abductions across the country is rising, according to security expert Read More
6 years ago
Men charged over internet love scam
It is the first time that suspects based overseas and involved in internet love scams… Read More
6 years ago
Fleet of 150 armed riders kills 15 in Nigeria
Katsina state, 350 kilometres (220 miles) north of Nigeria's capital Abujua, has suffered from a… Read More
6 years ago
Town ponders cause of multiple twin births
A 1970s study by a British gynecologist found that around 50 sets of twins were… Read More
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Children in South Asia hardest hit by air pollution, says study
Air pollution will shorten the life expectancy of children born today by an average of… Read More
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Search ends in Nigeria building collapse as anger flares
The building, which housed a primary school and nursery, came down without warning in the… Read More
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‘Equine strep throat’ kills 4,000 donkeys
A contagious bacterial infection known as "equine strep throat" has killed more than 4,000 donkeys Read More
6 years ago
Nigeria’s Buhari wins re-election as opposition cries foul
Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected Nigeria's president after a delayed poll that angered voters and raised… Read More
6 years ago
Nigeria’s President Buhari takes unassailable lead in election
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday took an unassailable lead in the country’s election race,… Read More
6 years ago
Nigerian presidential poll postponed, opposition slams decision
Nigerian authorities postponed Saturday’s national election by a week, just hours before polls had been… Read More
6 years ago
EU adds Saudi Arabia, Panama to dirty-money blacklist
The other listed states are Afghanistan, North Korea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Syria, Trinidad… Read More
6 years ago
‘Bholi Si Surat’: Nigerian boys amaze all by singing Bollywood songs
The boy can be seen singing and dancing on 'Bholi Si Surat' from the 1997… Read More
7 years ago
13 Nigerian troops, policeman killed in Boko Haram attack
ABUJA: Boko Haram militants ambushed a military convoy in northeastern Nigeria, killing 13 soldiers and… Read More
7 years ago
Nigerian president denies dying and being replaced by lookalike
ABUJA: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been… Read More
7 years ago
Boko Haram attacks leave 53 dead in pre-election show of force
ABUJA: Booko Haram have killed 53 soldiers and farmers in three days of attacks in… Read More
7 years ago
Niger kicks out aid worker over ‘false’ malaria toll
NIAMEY: An employee of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was kicked out of… Read More
7 years ago
Two Pakistanis detained in Nigeria seek help from PM, CJP
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistanis locked up in a Nigerian prison for the last 16 months have… Read More
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