Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Officials determined that a goalkeeper from the Democratic Republic of Congo did not have the correct paperwork, documents show. But no action was taken, renewing questions about FIFA’s governance.
Read MoreThe crash was one of Nigeria’s worst military aviation accidents in years. The country has a history of fatal military aircraft crashes.
Read MoreThe Nigerian secured office space in a federal building, opened bank accounts and even held meetings with foreign diplomats. He says he is innocent.
Read MorePolice fire teargas as protests break out in city of Minna after deaths of suspected illegal goldminers, many of whom were childrenSurvivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of a paramilitary…
Read MoreThirty-seven people died in the authorities’ custody, officials said. Survivors said the cell had barely any ventilation, food, or water and people began “collapsing and dying.”
Read MoreDrinking locally made alcohol is common in Nigeria, especially in rural areas where it is more affordable and poorly regulatedAt least 48 people have died and about 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed…
Read MoreTwenty-five years after 9/11, figures compiled by conflict monitor underline how Sahel region has become centre of Islamist terrorIslamist extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region is set to reach historic highs after a series of sweeping offensives …
Read MorePublic offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two-thirdsThe fortune of Africa’s richest person could swell by two thirds to nearly $60bn (£44bn) after his refinery in Nigeria listed publicly in the cont…
Read MoreAlleged members of Black Axe criminal network that swindled US women out of $6m flown from South AfricaSix Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of more than $6m through online romance sca…
Read MoreAs anti-immigrant sentiment and vigilante violence fuel outrage across the continent, some fans abroad are rejecting South African performers.
Read MoreAdichie has moved countless readers with her novels about Nigerians at home and abroad. After the death in Lagos of her toddler son, her homeland no longer feels as much like home.
Read MoreOfficials say the small, limited deployment could serve as a model. But terrorists in the country have continued to attack and kill.
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