Nigeria: Shiite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, wife released
Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Shiite movement and his wife Zeenat were released after six years in detention. The couple, accused of murder and […]
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Fourteen African athletes including ten Nigerians banned from Tokyo Olympics
The chances of Nigeria winning medals at the Tokyo Olympics has been dealt a big blow with the declaration of 10 of the country’s athletes […]
A Boko Haram attack in the far north of Cameroon killed five soldiers and one civilian
Five Cameroonian soldiers and one civilian were killed Monday in a Boko Haram attack in the far north of Cameroon, where the jihadists are increasing […]
Nigeria fighter plane shot down by bandits – military
For the first time since the phenomenon emerged in 2011, “heavily armed” bandits shot down a Nigerian army fighter jet on Sunday 18 July. The […]
Nigeria: fighter plane shot down by bandits – military
For the first time since the phenomenon emerged in 2011, “heavily armed” bandits shot down a Nigerian army fighter jet on Sunday July 18. The […]
Nigeria and Algeria could see their petrol production increased as OPEC agreed to raise production limits
OPEC and allied countries, meeting as OPEC+, agreed Sunday to raise production limits on five countries, ending a dispute that had sent global energy prices […]
Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap high school students in the Northwest
A boarding school in Kaduna State, northwestern Nigeria, was attacked by gunmen on Sunday night. According to a teacher at the school, 140 students were […]
Southeastern Nigeria: Pro-Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu arrested and jailed
Nnamdi Kanu, the pro-Biafra separatist leader in southeastern Nigeria, has been arrested and “brought back to Nigeria” to face trial on “terrorism” charges after several […]
Nigerian media outspoken against request to suspend their Twitter accounts
While the authorities cut off access to Twitter on Friday, June 4, the broadcasting regulatory body, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), asked the media to […]
Nigeria: Nearly 150 missing after a shipwreck on the Niger River
An overloaded boat sank on Wednesday, May 26, in northwestern Nigeria. Authorities fear that most of the passengers drowned. In a statement, President Muhammadu Buhari […]