For years, Nigerian presidential administrations have pledged to get money back from their predecessors. Former president Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, for instance, secured a deal to recover money from late dictator Sani Abacha. And now President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is saying … read more
“Emirates can confirm that flight EK782 from Lagos to Dubai on 6th July made minor contact with the aircraft of another carrier while taxiing,” the statement says. An Emirates aircraft struck another carrier while on a runway in the Nigerian … read more
Boko Haram extremists are offering to free more than 200 young women and girls kidnapped from a boarding school in the town of Chibok in exchange for the release of militant leaders held by the government, a human-rights activist has … read more
Nigeria’s police chief has instructed all state command commissioners to tighten security at all mosques, churches and other worship centres across the country. This follows the recent spate of suicide bomb attacks that have targeted places of worship. Several states … read more
Many cancer signs mimic symptoms of other diseases or conditions, so it’s easy to brush them aside. All the doctors we interviewed agreed: Know your body, and if you notice an unusual pain or other change that persists and gets … read more
At least 20 people were killed in a bomb blast in the city of Zaria, northern Nigeria, on Tuesday, a regional governor said. “I am sad that a terrorist bomb attack just killed 20 people in Sabon Gari Zaria,” Nasir … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari had focused his election campaign on “change” – and promised an overhaul. The opposition candidate Buhari convinced his constituency at the voting polls on March 28. “Many artists and intellectuals responded with relief,” noted Marc-André Schmachtel, director … read more
Nigeria’s currency the Naira was quoted at a record low of 232 naira to the dollar on the parallel market on Monday morning, down from 230 naira on Friday, Reuters reports. However at the closing of business, the Naira went … read more
A day of extremist violence against both Muslims and Christians in the country killed more than 60 people, including worshippers in a mosque who came to hear a cleric known for preaching about peaceful coexistence of all faiths. Militants from … read more
A new app designed to educate young people about female genital mutilation (FGM) was launched in Britain on Tuesday amid a government crackdown on people who take girls abroad to undergo the practice during the summer holidays. Britain’s first FGM … read more