Recent News Headlines : Guzamala - Nigeria

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 979

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 847

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 1155

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 4958

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 724

TOGOLESE PROTESTERS CONTINUE TO DEMAND PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION


ACROSS AFRICA In this week's edition protests in Togo continue and hundreds are forced to cross the border into Ghana the Triplets Ghetto Kids show u..... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 4

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

U.N.'S NO. 2, AMINA MOHAMMAD, ACCUSED IN CHINESE SCAM


CITES is scheduled to discuss the Nigerian rosewood exports to China at a meeting later this month in Geneva... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 319

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

NIGERIA'S BUHARI FIRES GOVT SECRETARY AND SPY CHIEF OVER CORRUPTION


Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Monday was caught in one such light duty... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 12

ART X LAGOS: DOZENS EXHIBIT WORK ROOTED IN REALITY


Artists from more than 60 African countries flock to Nigerian city and explore subjects from Boko Haram to beauty... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 392

CAMEROON ANGLOPHONE CRISIS FORCES THOUSANDS TO FLEE INTO NIGERIA


The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, had disclosed that thousands of Cameroonians from the restive Anglophone region continue to flee into neighbouring Nigeria... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 37

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

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

NIGERIA AMONG MOST IMPROVED COUNTRIES IN WORLD BANK'S EASE OF DOING BUSINESS LIST


Nigeria was among the 10 economies showing the most notable improvement in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business list published on Tuesday... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 301

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

'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

FOUR BRITISH MISSIONARIES KIDNAPPED IN NIGERIA


Britons snatched by unidentified gunman in Nigeria's southern Delta state on 13 October, say police... READ MORE

19th October, 2017 780

AT LEAST 29 KILLED IN CENTRAL NIGERIA VIOLENCE


Audu blamed the killings on the mostly nomadic Fulani herdsmen, accusing them of being in denial of sponsoring these attacks ... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 0

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

ON WORLD FOOD DAY, 350,000 PEOPLE IN CHAD FACE STARVATION


Eight years ago, Boko Haram militants crossed the border from Nigeria and launched their first attacks in Chad, in the Lake Region... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 116

NIGERIAN GOVT DENIES BIAS TOWARDS THE NORTH IN BUHARI'S WORLD BANK REQUEST


Nigerian govt denies bias towards the north in Buhari's World Bank request... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 3

BOKO HARAM BLAMED AS FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS FIVE IN NIGERIA MOSQUE, ANOTHER BLOWS HERSELF UP


Boko Haram's armed rebellion in northeast Nigeria has killed 20,000 people and displaced 2.6 million in the past eight years... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 0

BOKO HARAM-DISPLACED REFUGEES PROTEST POOR CONDITIONS IN NIGERIA CAMP, DEMAND OK TO GO HOME


Thousands of Nigerians uprooted from their homes by the Boko Haram insurgency hit the streets of Maiduguri Sunday to protest food shortages and poor condit... READ MORE

25th September, 2017 0

BOKO HARAM IN NIGERIA: CAN FORMER MILITANTS BE REHABILITATED?


Many Nigerians believe most fighters joined under duress... READ MORE

23rd September, 2017 125

BOKO HARAM SUICIDE ATTACK KILLS AT LEAST 15 IN NORTH NIGERIA


Bunu Bukar, Secretary of the Hunters Association in Borno State, said three suicide bombers staged the attack after gunshots got villagers to run... READ MORE

19th September, 2017 0

Trending News Headlines : Guzamala

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

NIGERIA SUMMONS INDIAN AMBASSADOR OVER STUDENT ATTACKS


Nigeria summoned the Indian ambassador to Abuja on Wednesday following violent mob attacks on Nigerian students in India, the country's state news agency reported... READ MORE

30th March, 2017 7616

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

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

MULTIPLE BOMB BLASTS ROCK NIGERIA'S MAIDUGURI


The nearly seven years Boko Haram crisis topped the agenda of the review, according to a presidential aide... READ MORE

22nd March, 2017 3690

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

MUHAMMADU BUHARI RETURNS HOME FROM LONDON MEDICAL LEAVE


Buhari walked unaided from his plane after it landed at an air force base in the northern city of Kaduna... READ MORE

10th March, 2017 2408

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

'ALARMING' RISE IN BOKO HARAM CHILD SUICIDE BOMBERS


An alarming number of children in Africa, most of them girls, have been used as suicide bombers by Boko Haram in 2017, according to UNICEF... READ MORE

13th April, 2017 1890

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

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 PRESIDENT BUHARI RETURNS FROM MEDICAL LEAVE IN UK


President Buhari flew to Abuja in a military helicopter and was received by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who has been acting president in his absence... READ MORE

10th March, 2017 1140

FEMALE TEENAGE SUICIDE BOMBERS KILL 2, WOUND 16


Suicide bombings by teenage girls trained by Boko Haram have become a strategy of the armed group in the past couple of years... READ MORE

15th March, 2017 1054

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

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

INSTAGRAM COMEDIAN LANDS MILLION DOLLAR DEAL


I have been endorsed as the first ever Vomoz Communications Brand Ambassador, the Nigerian comedian announced on his personal social media account, Wednesday... READ MORE

26th March, 2017 844


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