Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria: At least 76 passengers drowned after a boat in which they were travelling capsized in a flooded river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday. An estimated 85 people were taking the…

Nigeria: The number of people killed in an attack on a church in southwestern Nigeria has risen to 40, Ondo state governor Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu said. Sixty-one others wounded in the brutal attack are being treated in local…

The lineup for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022™ is now finalised, with Morocco, Nigeria, and Tanzania claiming the final three spots in the showpiece event. This marks a significant milestone en route to India hosting its…

Nigeria: Gunmen launched an assault on a Catholic church in Ondo state in Nigeria during mass on Sunday, killing more than 50 people in a “satanic attack”, local officials and volunteers said. The attackers targeted the St Francis Xavier…

Nigeria: More than 100 people were killed overnight in an explosion at an illegal oil refining depot in Nigeria’s Rivers state, a local government official and an environmental group said. “The fire outbreak occurred at an illegal…

Abuja: While several parts of the world are reeling under the Covid-19 Omicron variant, the most populous African country Nigeria has become the fourth COVID-19 wave. Attributing it to the rise in Delta and Omicron variants infections in…