No fewer than 500 migrants were rescued in seven operations launched at the weekend in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard said. A spokesman told French News Agency (AFP) yesterday that four of the rescue operations had already wound up but … read more
Nigeria is to witness very pronounced reddish darkness in the early hours of today. This is as a result of a lunar eclipse, which had earlier been announced. The eclipse is expected to occur on schedule, the National; Space Research … read more
Fifty-four Nigerians have been confirmed to have died during Thursday’s stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The confirmation was given by Alhaji Abdullahi Mukhtar, Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday at a … read more
Thirty Nigerian pilgrims have been identified among the 717 pilgrims killed during the stampede at Mina, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, and the figures may increase – as health workers and rescue team continue to identify the corpses, a senior official … read more
The World Health Organization announced Friday that Nigeria has been removed from the list of polio endemic countries, a key step in the eradication of the disease. The organization said Nigeria had gone more than a year without a recorded … read more
Veteran journalist and civil rights activist Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf has been confirmed among the 717 people crushed to death in the stampede among pilgrims in Mecca yesterday. Two other Nigerians were also confirmed dead: They were deputy Secretary General of … read more
The Nigerian military has temporarily banned all moving civilian vehicles – including bicycles, horses, donkeys and camels – in the northeastern Borno state to prevent armed groups from stepping up attacks during the Islamic Eid-al-Adha holiday. The ban, which excludes … read more
Some of the women freed from ‘terrorist camps’ could belong to militants’ families, army spokesperson says Nigeria’s military Wednesday said troops had rescued 241 women and children during operations against Boko Haram Islamist militants in the country’s restive northeast. The … read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in Paris for talks with President François Hollande, told FRANCE 24 in an exclusive interview that he wants to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of the 219 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. Buhari told FRANCE 24’s … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday he opposed further currency devaluation in the oil-rich West African nation, which has been hit hard by a global oil glut and crashing crude prices. The 72-year-old leader also endorsed the Nigerian central bank’s policy … read more