Recent News Headlines : Enugu - Nigeria

MORE THAN 700 ESCAPE BOKO HARAM: NIGERIA'S ARMY


More than 700 people abducted by the armed group Boko Haram in Nigeria have escaped from captivity, according to a spokesman for the army... READ MORE

2nd January, 2018 709

BOKO HARAM SAYS IT CARRIED OUT CHRISTMAS ATTACKS IN NIGERIA


Later it said not all the money would be spent on fighting Boko Haram alone... READ MORE

2nd January, 2018 359

NIGERIAN WOMEN LEARNING MARTIAL ART FOR SELF DEFENCE


In Nigeria, sexual abuse and harassment is rife and no current statistics as many women are quiet for fear of pervasive victim shaming... READ MORE

1st January, 2018 17

BOKO HARAM CAPTIVES ESCAPE, ARMY SAYS


Nigeria's army claims a recent military operation has allowed 700 Boko Haram captives to escape... READ MORE

1st January, 2018 385

THE BBC IN PIDGIN PEOPLE LIKE IT WELL-WELL


In Nigeria, the largest former British colony in West Africa, Pidgin thrived as more and more people interacted with the colonizers... READ MORE

30th December, 2017 1467

NIGERIA FUEL CRISIS SPAWNS THRIVING BLACK MARKET


I've been on queue since last night, motorist Abednego Abna told Al Jazeera, outside a petrol station in Abuja... READ MORE

29th December, 2017 1256

2017 'TWEE-TREAT': HOW AFRICANS FOUGHT WESTERN MEDIA MISREPORTING VIA TWITTER


2017 'Twee-treat' How Africans fought western media misreporting via Twitter... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 3

SENEGAL ENDS 2017 AS AFRICA'S BEST TEAM ON FIFA RANKING


World Cup bound Senegal ended 2017 as Africa's best side according to the recent FIFA - Coca Cola ranking... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 31

2017 REVIEW: MAJOR NEWS STORIES IN 12 PHOTOS


Under the leadership of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, ECOWAS quickly reacted to Jammeh's poll cancellation and dispatched a team led by Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 2

NIGERIA ARMY REPELS BOKO HARAM CHRISTMAS ATTACK IN BORNO STATE


Nigeria's long-term plan is to corral civilians inside fortified garrison towns, a move that effectively cedes the rural areas to Boko Haram... READ MORE

26th December, 2017 16

ANGER AS NIGERIA, ANGOLA FACE FUEL SHORTAGES AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS


Understanding the fuel shortages Market forces Despite being Africa's largest oil producers, Angola and Nigeria import most of their fuel because of limited refining capacity... READ MORE

26th December, 2017 66

'THAT I AM ALIVE TODAY IS A MIRACLE'


ABUJA, Nigeria -- Amina Ali Nkeki was calm as she recalled her two years of torment while held captive by Boko Haram terrorists... READ MORE

23rd December, 2017 1311

DREAMS IN THE LAP OF THE GODS


Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at why Nigerians believe they will be the lucky ones to reach Europe... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 131

NIGERIA SAY SOLDIERS ARRESTED OVER 400 PEOPLE LINKED TO BOKO HARAM


Nigeria say soldiers arrested over 400 people linked to Boko Haram... READ MORE

16th December, 2017 47

BEYOND BOKO HARAMS REACH, LOVE AND FEMINISM FLOURISH


MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -- Boko Haram kidnaps young women and girls, turns them into sex slaves and passes them around to its fighters like prizes... READ MORE

16th December, 2017 1561

DANGOTE FOUNDATION PARTNERS GLOBAL LEADERS TO FIGHT MALNUTRITION, PLEDGES $100M FOR NIGERIA


Aliko Dangote Only African on Bloomberg's '2017 50 Most Influential People'... READ MORE

15th December, 2017 28

NIGERIAN COURT DROPS MOST CORRUPTION CHARGES AGAINST SENATE PRESIDENT BUKOLA SARAKI


A Code of Conduct Tribunal cleared the Senate president of the charges in June, saying the case against him lacked substance... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 0

ENDLESS RAPE AS WAR REFUGE TURNS TO TERROR


They Fled Boko Haram, Only to Be Raped by Nigerias Security Forces... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 7064

NIGERIA'S SENATE PASSES 2018-2020 BUDGET FRAMEWORK, RAISES OIL PRICE ESTIMATE


Nigeria's Senate on Tuesday in the capital, Abuja passed the government's medium-term expenditure framework for 2018-2020, raising its oil price assumption to 47 from 45 per barrel... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 18

DEATHS AS SUICIDE BOMB ATTACKS HIT MARKET IN BIU


However, local officials believe the attacks had the signature of Boko Haram, he added... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 1285

AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN LEADERS WANT TO EVACUATE THOUSANDS MIRED IN LIBYAN SLAVE TRADE


Before Gaddafi's fall, Libya drew West African migrants who intended to stay there and work in its lucrative oil and agricultural industries... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 999

AMNESTY: SHELL INVOLVED IN NIGERIA ABUSES IN 1990S


Amnesty International has obtained internal documents pointing to complicity by Royal Dutch Shell in crimes committed by the Nigerian military during the 1990s... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 1031

THE NIGERIAN WHO COMPOSED HYMNS FROM A LEPER COLONY


Ikoli Harcourt Whyte had lessons to teach Nigeria, Mr Achinivu said... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 1274

I'M THE FIRST AFRICAN TO FLY AROUND THE WORLD SOLO


Whilst many would have been satisfied with being an airline pilot, I was not done until I had achieved the dream I held for many years... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 54

FACEBOOK TO OPEN NIGERIAN HUB NEXT YEAR IN AFRICAN TECH DRIVE


Last year Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg visited technology companies in Lagos and his charitable foundation provided 24 million to Andela, which trains developers... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 129

NIGERIA MOSQUE TARGETED IN DEADLY SUICIDE BOMBING


Boko Haram's recent attacks in the state had taken place farther to the north... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 1253

SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS WORSHIPPERS AT MOSQUE IN MUBI


Police said a teenage bomber targeted the mosque in the town of Mubi, Adamawa state, as people arrived for morning prayers on Tuesday... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 5412

BOMBING AT NIGERIA MOSQUE KILLS AT LEAST 50


Tuesday's attack was the first since Mubi town was liberated from Boko Haram insurgents in 2014... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 0

NIGERIA POLICE SAY AT LEAST 50 KILLED IN MOSQUE BOMBING


There was no immediate comment Tuesday from Nigeria's government or military on the attack... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 0

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 40 IN NIGERIA SUICIDE BLAST


The attack early Tuesday was the first in the town since it was recaptured from Boko Haram three years ago... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 736

Trending News Headlines : Enugu

62 CHIBOK SCHOOLGIRLS KIDNAPPED BY BOKO HARAM FREED


Nigerian government source tells Al Jazeera that 62 pupils seized by Boko Haram fighters in 2014 have been released... READ MORE

6th May, 2017 19539

AT LEAST 80 FREED BY BOKO HARAM


Nigeria Chibok girls At least 80 freed by Boko Haram... READ MORE

7th May, 2017 17847

BOKO HARAM RELEASES 82 KIDNAPPED GIRLS AFTER THREE YEARS


Nigeria Boko Haram releases 82 kidnapped girls after three years... READ MORE

7th May, 2017 6427

RED CROSS ADMITS EBOLA CASH LOST TO FRAUD


An investigation by Red Cross auditors has revealed that in Liberia 2.7m disappeared in fraudulently overpriced supplies, or in salaries for non-existent aid workers... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 5035

A FARMER ARRIVED AT WSU WITH $6,000 TO HIS NAME. NOW HE'S WON $100,000 TO HELP FEED THE WORLD.


Six years ago, Adewale moved to Pullman with 6,000 in his pocket -- money he'd earned from the vegetable harvest at his farm in southwest Nigeria... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 4537

CHIBOK GIRLS IN HEALTH CHECKUPS BEFORE BUHARI MEETING


The Nigerian government said it was committed to securing the release of all hostages held by Boko Haram... READ MORE

7th May, 2017 4035

5 BOKO HARAM LEADERS WERE FREED IN EXCHANGE FOR 82 NIGERIAN GIRLS


USA TODAY Chibok schoolgirls recently freed from Boko Haram captivity are seen in Abuja, Nigeria, on May 7, 2017... READ MORE

7th May, 2017 3945

3 YEARS AFTER KIDNAPPING, MORE CHIBOK GIRLS RELEASED IN PRISONER DEAL WITH BOKO HARAM


3 years after kidnapping, more Chibok girls released in prisoner deal with Boko Haram... READ MORE

7th May, 2017 3680

AFRICA'S RICHEST MAN TO INVEST UP TO $50 BILLION IN U.S., EUROPE


Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to invest 20 billion to 50 billion in the U.S. and Europe by 2025, in industries including renewable energy and petrochemicals... READ MORE

17th August, 2017 3606

BOKO HARAM ATTACKS KILLED 400 SINCE APRIL


In neighbouring Cameroon, Amnesty said since April at least 158 civilians died in Boko Haram strikes, a figure four times higher than the preceding five months... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 3158

BOKO HARAM USE OF CHILD BOMBERS SOARS


The number of children, mainly girls, used by the Nigerian armed group Boko Haram as human bombs has quadrupled this year, according to UNICEF... READ MORE

23rd August, 2017 3126

BOKO HARAM RELEASES VIDEO OF PURPORTED CHIBOK GIRLS


Boko Haram released a second video on Friday claiming to show five commanders that the Nigerian government freed in exchange for the 82 Chibok girls... READ MORE

13th May, 2017 2494

BUHARI RETURNS AFTER LENGTHY UK MEDICAL TREATMENT


President Buhari is expected to speak to Nigerians in a broadcast by 7am on Monday, his office said... READ MORE

19th August, 2017 2408

MUHAMMADU BUHARI ADDRESSES NATION ON RETURN FROM UK


Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation after spending more than three months in London for medical treatment... READ MORE

21st August, 2017 2348

MASS NIGERIAN ARRESTS FOR GAY SEX IN LAGOS STATE


Homosexuality, gay marriage, gay groups and displays of same-sex affection are all illegal in Nigeria... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 2336

BOKO HARAM ATTACK ON NIGERIA OIL TEAM KILLED OVER 50


There has been no serious suggestion that Boko Haram is motivated by a desire to control oil in northeast Nigeria... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 2078

CAN AFRICA LEARN ANY LESSONS FROM CATALONIA?


The crisis in Spain's Catalonia region is being closely watched in Nigeria and Cameroon, where secessionist movements have been stepping up campaigns for independence... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 1949

BOKO HARAM ATTACKS BLAMED FOR DEATHS IN NIGERIA, CHAD


Nine civilians are killed in suicide attacks in Nigeria's Maiduguri, while eight troops die in raid in next-door Chad... READ MORE

26th June, 2017 1778

CHIBOK GIRLS REUNITED WITH PARENTS AFTER BEING RELEASED BY BOKO HARAM


The Chibok girls released by Boko Haram militants this month are reunited with their parents in the Nigerian capital Abuja... READ MORE

21st May, 2017 1560

AIDS EPIDEMIC: FOR 1ST TIME, OVER HALF TAKING HIV DRUGS


For 1st time, over half of people with HIV having treatment... READ MORE

20th July, 2017 1519

DOUBLE SUICIDE ATTACK KILLS 15 PEOPLE IN NIGERIA


Suspected Boko Haram assault targets aid distribution point in Mashalari village in Nigeria's northeastern Konduga area... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 1367

FOUR SUICIDE BOMBERS KILL 18 IN MAIDUGURI


The first explosion on Wednesday evening took place at a prayer ground in the Muna Gari suburb of the regional capital, Maiduguri... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 1282

RUSSIA TO BUILD NUCLEAR PLANTS IN NIGERIA


Russia has signed a deal to build two nuclear power plants in Nigeria, as Africa's largest economy seeks to end its energy crisis... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 1245

SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM FIGHTERS KILL 11 IN CAMEROON


Many people fled the village for a camp near Kolofata that houses thousands displaced by Boko Haram violence, he said... READ MORE

26th August, 2017 1220

SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM BOMBERS KILL DOZENS IN NIGERIA


Three suicide bombers detonate explosives near northeast city of Maiduguri in attacks bearing hallmark of Boko Haram... READ MORE

16th August, 2017 1168

NIGERIA'S GROWING TASTE FOR HAUTE CUISINE


This night market serves popular traditional Nigerian dishes in a relaxed and informal environment... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 1167

THE GROWING HORROR IN A CITY WHERE 500 CHILDREN WERE KIDNAPPED BY BOKO HARAM


The growing horror in a city where 500 children were kidnapped by Boko Haram... READ MORE

26th April, 2017 1051

NIGERIA SEIZES $21M LINKED TO DIEZANI ALISON-MADUEKE


A Nigerian court has seized 21m from bank accounts linked to Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former oil minister who faces corruption allegations... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 1029

'I DIDN'T WANT MY MUM TO KNOW'


When police raided a gay nightspot in the back blocks of Lagos, the lives of 40 men and boys, some as young as 13, changed forever... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 1023

AFTER BOKO HARAM RELEASES NIGERIAN GIRLS, AN ANGUISHED WAIT FOR PARENTS


The American and British embassies recently issued a warning that Boko Haram intended to kidnap foreign workers in northeast Nigeria... READ MORE

8th May, 2017 918


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