At least ten of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministers have resigned in response to his instruction to all of his appointments to resign if they want to stand for elections. Some of the ministers hope to succeed him in the presidency, while others want to become senators or state governors. Mr. Buhari is set to … Read more
Scotland quarantines people who have been in contact with England’s monkeypox patient Health specialists Scotland has affirmed it is assisting with following contacts of a monkeypox patient who was recognized in England. The patient had as of late made a trip to Nigeria, where they were accepted to have gotten the infection. “Few people” in … Read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari “strongly condemned” the stoning to death of a Christian student the day before on blasphemy claims against the Prophet Muhammad. An angry mob of students stoned Deborah Samuel and burned her body on Thursday in the northwest city of Sokoto after she made a post on social media they deemed offensive … Read more
According to two witnesses, a female student in Nigeria was beaten to death and set on fire by fellow students who accused her of making “blasphemous” words in a WhatsApp group. Following the incident, the school in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Sokoto was promptly closed down. According to a spokeswoman for the Sokoto state command, … Read more
Six soldiers and a policeman were killed in central Nigeria during conflicts between farmers and herders, local police confirmed on Wednesday. A joint military and police team was attacked on Tuesday in Tarti village, Takum district, Taraba state, according to state police spokesman Usman Abdullahi. “We lost six soldiers and a policeman in the attack … Read more
The commitment was made by NIMASA Director-General Bashir Jamoh during a seminar on regional marine collaboration in the Gulf of Guinea in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. According to Jamoh, coordination across west African countries is critical in maintaining piracy’s decline since each country’s limits and constraints must be recognised to avoid confrontation. He stated that Nigeria, … Read more
Monkeypox’ Rare viral infection acquired by rodents discovered in UK London: The UK health researchers have affirmed a new virus of monkeypox. Which is an infection passed from contaminated creatures like rodents to people, in somebody with a new travel history to Nigeria where they are accepted to have gotten it. The UK Health Security … Read more
Nigerian airlines will cancel all flights starting Monday due to increased jet fuel prices, according to an umbrella group of operators. Fuel prices have risen dramatically around the world since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, prompting the West to levy sanctions on Moscow. The Airline Operators of Nigeria said the price of jet fuel had … Read more
Shortly after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in the turbulent region for a visit, jihadists raided a town in northeast Nigeria, murdering seven people and seizing supplies, according to local sources. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), arriving on motorbikes and in trucks fitted with machine guns, stormed Kautikeri village near the … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Tuesday for the safe and “dignified” repatriation of individuals displaced by Nigeria’s terrorist insurgency, as local authorities dismantle camps and urge people to return to their towns. Over a decade of conflict in the country’s northeast between the military and Boko Haram and its spinoff Islamic State West Africa … Read more
Senegal and Nigeria have been ordered by FIFA to play one match behind closed doors after fans threw laser pointers at Egypt’s Mohamed Salah in a penalty shootout during a World Cup playoff game. When Salah prepared to take his penalty, his face was a blur of dazzling green light, which he blasted over the … Read more
LAGOS: A three-storey mostly residential building collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos on Monday, killing eight people and wounding 23, according to emergency services. Building collapses are widespread in Africa’s most populous country, where millions of people live in decaying homes and construction rules are frequently ignored. According to Ibrahim Farinloye of the National Emergency … Read more
Disgusted people have gathered at the residence of a kidnapped traditional head Ayuba Dodo Dakolo in Nigeria. Ayuba Dodo Dakolo was kidnapped together with three of his children and numerous other people on his property on the outskirts of Rijana village in northern Kaduna state on Thursday. His subjects have gathered at the palace to … Read more
When dozens of gunmen raided Abubakar Aliyu’s village in vital Nigeria two weeks in the past, they stormed in on motorbikes, every wearing one or attackers who opened fire and chased down residents. By the time security forces arrived, more than one hundred villagers have been useless and ratings of homes were destroyed after gunmen … Read more
Nigeria, IMO STATE, – The stench of rotten flesh hung in the air as dozens of burned bodies were buried in mass graves in Nigeria’s Imo state on Tuesday, after more than 100 people were killed in a weekend explosion at an illegal oil refinery. At the scene of the explosion, a swampy open space … Read more
Why is India stocking up on Russian oil? As calls go on for India to stay away from Moscow after the intrusion of Ukraine, its oil buys from Russia have dramatically increased from the year before. The Indian government has guarded the transition to purchasing Russian oil and expressed out loud that whatever it purchases … Read more
At least 100 people may have killed in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeast Nigeria, a local oil official said Sunday as the hunt increased for bodies at the site and for two people suspected of being involved in the blast. The explosion was described as a “catastrophe and a national disaster” … Read more
A US commission stated Monday that nonsecular freedom has deteriorated “notably” in India under the Hindu nationalist government because it again endorsed focused sanctions over abuses. It changed into the third instantly year that the US Commission on International Religious Freedom requested that India be placed on a listing of “nations of precise concern” — … Read more
NIGERIA: An explosion at an illegal oil refinery plant on the border of Nigeria’s Rivers and Imo states killed more than 100 people overnight, according to a local government official and an environmental group. “The fire broke out at an illegal bunkering site, affecting over 100 persons who were burned beyond recognition,” said Goodluck Opiah, … Read more
The President of Nigeria has described the country as being in “shock and agony” following the loss of at least 100 people in an explosion at an unauthorized oil refinery. President Muhammadu Buhari called the tragedy in Imo state of southern Nigeria, a “catastrophe and a national calamity.” Numerous victims were rendered unrecognizable by the … Read more
At least 80 people have been killed in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria, according to emergency services, as calls mount for the government to crack down on theft. According to police, the explosion happened late Friday at an unauthorised facility between the southern oil states of Rivers and Imo. “We … Read more
Gunmen stormed a police station in central Nigeria’s Kogi state on Saturday, killing three officers, according to an official, with the Islamic State claiming credit and claiming a heavier toll. According to state police spokesman William Ovye Aya, the terrorists assaulted the police station in Adavi town and engaged in a violent gunfight. “The (police) … Read more
Nigerian police have raided a bomb manufacturing facility within the southeast where separatist violence is on the upward push and arrested a suspect, a spokesman said Saturday. The raid befell on Wednesday at Uba Umuaka in southeastern Imo nation following a tip-off, kingdom police spokesman Michael Abattam stated in an announcement. He said police were … Read more
An explosion at a bar in Taraba state, northeast Nigeria, injured 11 people on Saturday, authorities said, in the latest violence targeting drinking establishments in the region. The explosive went off at a moonshine bar in Nukkai community, outside state capital Jalingo around 1900 GMT on Friday, police spokesman Usman Abdullahi, told AFP. “The explosive … Read more
At least 17 persons were killed after a petrol truck exploded following a collision with another vehicle in Ogun state, Nigeria on Friday (February 18). According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the collision occurred just after 5 a.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022, just before the Isara bridge. According to Florence Okpe, the … Read more
The Nigerian air pressure said it killed more than 70 ISIL (ISIS)-affiliated fighters inside the north of the state on the border with Niger, in air raid. Saturday’s declaration stated aircraft from Nigeria and Niger took part in the operation. The Lake Chad place, where Nigeria said it released the air raid, is thought for … Read more
The United States has cleared a nearly $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria, after legislators blocked the agreement amid worries about probable Nigerian government human rights violations. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee placed a moratorium on the sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters in July. The State … Read more
The United States has lifted a legislative hold on a nearly $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria because of worries about the Nigerian government’s human rights record. The sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters was placed on hold in July by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The … Read more
