Deadly attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali
Gunmen killed at least eight Chadian UN peacekeepers in an attack Sunday on one of their bases in northern Mali, multiple sources reported. The UN
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Davido’s hit song Fall breaks another record
Last year it became the first Nigerian music video to reach 100 million views on YouTube, and now it has been named the longest-charting Nigerian
European Union to monitor Nigeria Presidential poll’
The European Union says its observers will continue to work across Nigeria ahead of next week’s fiercely contested elections. The statement follows Kaduna state governor
Nigeria Presidency Orders Investigation Into Osinbajo’s helicopter crash
Nigeria Presidency has ordered an immediate probe into the incident, involving the helicopter carrying Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. A statement by the presidency on the
Cameroon should keep borders open for Nigerian refugees
Cameroon authorities should not shut their borders to thousands of Nigerians fleeing Boko Haram militant attacks in Rann near the frontier, the Norwegian Refugee Council
Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks military bases in Northern Nigeria
Boko Haram militants attacked two military bases in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State, near the border with Cameroon, injuring six soldiers, two military sources told AFP
Top Nigeria female candidate drops out of presidential race
One of the main candidates in next month’s Nigerian presidential election and The woman who led the global campaign to free Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by
UN Security Council condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali
The Security Council on Sunday condemned “in the strongest terms” a deadly attack on the UN peacekeeping force in Mali that killed 10 soldiers from
UN urges Cameroon to stop forced Nigeria refugee returns
The United Nations said Friday it was “extremely alarmed” by the forced return by Cameroon of thousands of refugees to northeast Nigeria, where Boko Haram
Guinea FA Appoint Paul Pogba’s mother as Women football Ambassador
The Guinea Football Federation (Feguifoot) has appointed the mother of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba as an ambassador for women’s football. Yeo Moriba’s nomination followed
Nigeria soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on convoy near Banki
At least two Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram jihadists targeting a civilian convoy close to the border with Cameroon, military
Five killed in Nigeria helicopter crash
The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that five crew members died in the military helicopter that crashed on Wednesday evening in the country’s north-east. It
Extremists seize Nigerian town and key military base
Extremists have seized a Nigerian town and a key base for a multinational force fighting Boko Haram insurgents, raising their flag and sending many people
Nigeria anti-graft body intercepts $2.8m cash at airport, two men arrested
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has intercepted $2.8 million (about N1.02 billion) cash at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu from two people suspected to