Ten Turkish sailors seized by pirates off Nigerian coast – shipping company
Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates off the coast of Nigeria early on Tuesday, shipping company Kadioglu Denizcilik said, adding that another...
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Nigeria and Ghana could face bans over interference, says Fifa
NIGERIA and Ghana could face international football bans this month over political interference with their football associations, the world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Tuesday...
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 15 in Nigeria’s Maiduguri
A suspected Boko Haram attack in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri killed 15 people and wounded 68, an emergency agency official said on Monday,...
Three aid workers killed in militant attack in Nigeria (Update)
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least three aid workers and eight members of the security forces in an attack on a military facility in...
Suicide bomber kills 11 people in mosque attack in northeast Nigeria
A suicide bomber killed 11 people on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque in northeast Nigeria, the epicentre of the conflict with Islamist insurgency...
Suicide bomber kills 50 in Nigeria in deadliest attack this year
A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people at a mosque in north-eastern Nigeria on Tuesday, the biggest mass killing this year in a region...
Aguero collapses at halftime as Argentina lose to Nigeria
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero collapsed in the dressing room at halftime before they lost 4-2 to fellow World Cup qualifiers Nigeria after taking a two-goal...
30 dead after attempted rescue of abducted oil team in northeast Nigeria
At least 30 people including civilians and members of the military have died after an attempted rescue of an oil exploration team kidnapped by suspected...
Nigeria’s ailing President Buhari returns home
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buharire turned home on Friday after nearly two months of medical leave in Britain during which his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, stamped his...
Ray of hope for Nigeria’s slum dwellers
By Megan Chapman For more than a quarter century, people of Lagos have been forcibly evicted from their homes – a perverse ‘urban renewal’ that...
