Barely 22 hours after a tanker exploded and killed no fewer than 10 persons at Otedola Bridge area of Ojodu-Berger, Lagos, another accident happened yesterday in the same vicinity between two commercial vehicles. No fewer than 10 persons sustained varying … read more
Josephine Iyamu’s case is the first successful prosecution of its kind in the UK. British nurse Josephine Iyamu, 51, has been convicted at Birmingham Crown Court of leading a gang which used “juju” rituals to trick Nigerian women into becoming … read more
On June 29 the renowned Nigerian concert series once again hits Lagos. Its organizer, German-Nigerian musician Ade Bantu, sees Afropolitan Vibes as a venue for political criticism and a way to promote young musicians. It’s been around 10 years since renowned … read more
Despite Argentina’s dramatic 2-1 win over Nigeria, it was Diego Maradona’s weird antics, and not the team’s performance, that filled most of the headlines afterwards. He has now explained the reason for his strange behaviour. The 57-year-old started the game … read more
A petrol tanker caught fire in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, killing at least nine people, officials say. More than 50 vehicles, including five buses, were set ablaze after the truck lost control and spilled its contents on a busy motorway … read more
While the UK prepares to leave one of the world’s largest trading blocs, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, is declining to join one in the first place. Nigerian President Buhari is yet to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which … read more
At least 10 people were killed on Thursday in a fresh outbreak of violence in the central Nigeria state of Benue where there have been increasing herder-farmer clashes, police said Friday. “Eight dead bodies were found in the bush around … read more
Boko Haram killed at least 20 people and wounded scores of others in coordinated attacks on a military camp and villages around the flashpoint northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which they also tried to infiltrate across a defensive trench, officials … read more
Nigeria’s government will investigate allegations of improper involvement by political consultancy Cambridge Analytica in the country’s 2007 and 2015 elections, a presidency spokesman said on Monday. The UK-based political consultancy is facing allegations that it improperly accessed data from social … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the head of an amnesty programme for former militants in the country’s oil and gas-producing heartland, amid allegations of graft. Funding of the former Niger Delta militants under the 2009 amnesty has been key to maintaining … read more