Popular United Kingdom-based Nigerian gay and LGBT rights activist, Bisi Alimi, has married his British lover, Anthony. The two lovers, who have been dating for some years, got married on Saturday in England. Alimi, who expressed his excitement on social … read more
Nigeria’s Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka says he will cut up his green card if Donald Trump emerges as winner of the US presidential election. The green card is a permanent residence permit for the US – prized by many … read more
A commander of a Nigerian militant group has attacked the Trans Forcados oil pipeline in the Niger Delta without authorization, a local newspaper said on Friday, quoting a statement from the group. “The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger … read more
Mike hasn’t told any of his friends or family that he’s left France, even though he’s been back in Nigeria for nearly six months. “They’d say I was mad,” he said. The 25-year-old returned to Benin City in Nigeria’s south, … read more
In recent months, Iran’s foreign minister blamed “fanaticism from the Dark Ages,” exported by Saudi Arabia, for sparking extremist movements around the world. Defenders, meanwhile, have argued that blaming Saudi Arabia for global terrorism is a mistake. Both of these … read more
Crude oil futures rose on Thursday as an attack on a Nigerian oil pipeline and a weaker U.S. dollar buoyed sentiment in the market, lifting prices from five-week lows. Brent crude was trading up 50 cents, or 1.1 percent, at … read more
The United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has secured the release of 876 children held by Nigeria’s army and security forces. The children have been held by the security agencies since they recaptured land from Boko Haram militants. Head of … read more
At least nine people were killed and 24 injured in two explosions in the city of Maiduguri, in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, according to the country’s National Emergency Agency (NEMA). Pictures posted on NEMA’s Twitter account show rescue workers at … read more
An average of 83 Nigerians crossed illegally from Nigeria to Europe, daily, via the Mediterranean in the first nine months of 2016, data by the European Union shows. The daily figure was extrapolated from the 22,500 illegal Nigerian migrants that … read more
On Wednesday, 26th October 2016, the naira fell to 470 against the US dollar, down from 455 on Tuesday when it stabilized, as fresh dollar shortage hit the official and parallel foreign exchange markets. This comes after Travelex and First … read more