A Nigerian court has struck out a criminal case against a man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Joachim Iroko Chinakwe has been standing trial since August last year in Ota, southwest Nigeria, … read more
Boris Becker may have lost his £100m fortune in part because of questionable investments in the Nigerian oil industry, according to claims in the German press. Since the 49-year-old former tennis star was declared bankrupt in a London court last … read more
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, on a visit to Nigeria, urged the government to impose a “state of emergency on education” in the African nation. According to Reuters, close to half of primary school-aged children – approximately 10 million – were … read more
A female suicide bomber killed eight people and wounded 18 on Monday at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria — an area regularly attacked by Boko Haram Islamists. The woman detonated her bomb while trying to enter a mosque in the center … read more
An American realtor, Tanya Gersh, and her 12-year-old son became victims of cyber hate and bullying after reaching out to tenants of a local building, in a bid to help sell their property. The trouble started after a telephone conversation … read more
Etihad Airways is adding year-round flights between its Abu Dhabi hub and both Cairo and Lagos later this year, to cater for growing demand to and from the United Arab Emirates. A fifth daily scheduled service will be introduced on … read more
Ailing Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is in good spirit and recovering very fast, the country’s acting president Yemi Osinbajo said Wednesday. Osinbajo disclosed this to reporters in Abuja, the nation’s capital, before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council … read more
At least 17 people died and 21 were injured suicide blasts in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the Borno state police commissioner said on Wednesday. This was the latest in a spate of suicide bomb attacks on the city over the … read more
A Nigerian nurse-midwife allows herself a small smile as she injects a tiny piece of plastic into a young woman’s arm. In a way, Zainab Malut is doing herself out of a job through this intervention at a family planning … read more
At least a dozen people have been reportedly killed in a flood disaster that struck Suleja, Niger State, ravaging local communities. Residents in parts of Nigeria’s most populous city, Lagos, have also been affected by floods. The death toll in … read more