Nigeria’s military mistakenly bombed a refugee camp Tuesday, killing more than 100 people and leaving 46 others “severely injured,” the Associated Press reported Wednesday. A government official said more than 100 refugees and aid workers died in what the United … read more
Huge potholes scarring Abuja airport’s runway are set to add to the frustrations of Nigerians struggling through an economic crisis as repair work is expected to prevent flights from landing in the capital for at least six weeks. The Nnamdi … read more
Tomi Ayorinde and three of his colleagues trek through a boisterous open area food market in the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Heads turn as they walk in between wooden stalls piled with meat and baskets full of leafy vegetables. Ayorinde … read more
Islamist militant group Boko Haram has said it was behind Monday’s twin suicide bombing at a university in north eastern Nigeria which killed two people. A video featuring an audio recording purporting to be leader Abubakar Shekau was posted on … read more
Three women suicide bombers, including two carrying babies on their backs, detonated explosions Friday at a checkpoint Nigeria’s northeastern town of Madagali where people were being searched before entering a bustling weekly market, witnesses and an official said. The blasts … read more
Gunmen kidnapped five students and two staff, including a Turkish national, from an international school in Nigeria’s southern state of Ogun, police said on Saturday. The kidnappers, who abducted the six Nigerians and Turkish staff member late on Friday, have … read more
Dazed and wearing a blood-spattered undershirt, Blessing Dacodonu sat on the floor of a clinic propped above a murky lagoon, wondering where his brother was. The men had been walking past a demolished slum on their morning commute when a … read more
J oti and Kiran Matharoo, the sisters named “Canadian Kardashians” who were recently arrested for blackmailing randy Nigerian billionaires, have left the country ahead of their scheduled appearance at the Yaba Magistrate Court, TheCable Lifestyle understands. There are also strong … read more
The Nigerian naira’s recovery in the forwards market may be deceptive. The currency is destined to weaken, however long policy makers hold out. Six-month contracts declined to their lowest level since September last week as crude oil, Nigeria’s top export, … read more
Arik Airline passengers, including children have been stranded at Kaduna International Airport since Tuesday, following failure to airlift them as scheduled. The disappointed passengers, who could not hide their anger, when the Minister of State, Aviation, made on-the-spot assessment of the … read more