Tag: Nigeria
Gunmen kidnap Nigerian politician’s wife and children
Gunmen in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara have abducted the entire family of a local state politician.
Residents say the kidnappers broke i [...]
,Nigeria ran secret mass abortion programme – Reuters
The Reuters news agency says it has found evidence that the Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion programme for at least nine years, targeted [...]
Nigerians warned against TikTok video challenges
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned of the potential harm of participating in some TikTok video challenges, saying they could exp [...]
Nigerian student Aminu Adamu Mohammed accused of defaming Aisha Buhari
Outrage is growing in Nigeria after a university student was arrested and charged with defaming President Muhammadu Buhari's wife on Twitter.
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Travellers burnt to death in Nigeria road crash
Officials in Nigeria say at least 54 people died and scores of others were wounded in two separate road accidents on Tuesday.
The victims included [...]
Nigeria starts commercial oil drilling in north
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially kicked off the historic drilling of crude oil in Nigeria’s north-east on Tuesday, supervising the first oil [...]
Gunmen kidnap 130 in raids in north-west Nigeria
The authorities in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara say at least 130 people have been kidnapped by gunmen in a series of attacks in two di [...]
Nigerian husband accused of starving wife
Police in Yobe state, north-east Nigeria, say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman who was allegedly detained by [...]
Nigerian athletes convicted for fraud after FBI investigation
Nigeria's athletics federation says last week's conviction of two of its athletes for their part in a fraud scheme uncovered by the Federal Bureau of [...]
Six out of every 10 Nigerians in poverty – government
The Nigerian authorities say that 133 million people in the country are living in poverty - that is more than six out of every 10 Nigerians.
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