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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

24 Jun 2022

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022: India drawn with Brazil, all details HERE

Defending champion Spain have been drawn in Group C along with Colombia, Mexico and China PR

19 Jun 2022

Lassa fever death toll reaches 155 in Nigeria; fatality rate lower than 2021

The death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria this year has risen to 155 amid government measures to reduce infections The public health agency said there have been 782 confirmed cases of the disease Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness caused by the Lassa virus

Nigeria shooting

05 Jun 2022

At least 50 people killed in shooting at church in Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attack. At least 50 people died after gunmen attacked a Catholic church in Nigeria`s Ondo.

30 May 2022

First Monkeypox death in Nigeria in 2022, 21 cases confirmed

Monkeypox: Nigeria has not had an outbreak of monkeypox since September 2017 but it continues to report sporadic cases of the disease.

29 May 2022

WHO warns of more Monkeypox cases: 10 important points

Monkeypox is endemic in 11 countries in the West and central Africa. As per reports, Nigeria had asked for global help in 2017 for an ‘unprecedented outbreak’ of monkeypox virus. The virus was first seen in monkeys kept for research in 1958. The first human case of monkeypox was detected in 1970.

24 Apr 2022

Explosion at Nigerian illegal oil refinery kills over 100

At least 25 people, including some children, were killed in an explosion at another illegal refinery in Rivers state in October Nigeria is Africa`s biggest oil producer and exporter It loses an average of 200,000 barrels per day of oil - more than 10% of production - to those vandalising pipelines

09 Jan 2022

About 200 dead in attacks in northwest Nigeria, residents say

The military said it had conducted air strikes in the early hours of Monday on targets in the Gusami forest and west Tsamre village in Zamfara state, killing more than 100 bandits including two of their leaders, following intelligence reports.

24 Dec 2021

Despite the growing threat of Corona, one million doses of vaccine wasted in Nigeria

Despite the increasing threat of Coronavirus, one million doses of the vaccine were wasted in Nigeria last month. The local government says that this has happened because of the expiry date of the vaccine.

01 Dec 2021

South Korea reports first five cases of Omicron COVID variant

South Korea has made quarantine mandatory for all passengers arriving from abroad. South Korea has detected five cases of Omicron so far.

18 Oct 2021

Korean show or Nigerian recreation: Which one is the better Squid Game?

Netflix show is a hit A Nigerian group has recreated some scenes from the show

27 Aug 2021

Nigerian gunmen free dozens of kidnapped seminary pupils: Teacher

Nigerian gunmen have freed the remaining pupils from more than 100 kidnapped from an Islamic seminary in northwestern Niger State nearly three months ago, the school's head teacher said on Thursday

25 Aug 2021

Desperate Nigerians are selling off homes, land to free their kidnapped kids

President Muhammadu Buhari has told states not to pay anything to kidnappers He said it will only encourage more abductions.

11 Aug 2021

Nigeria to lift ban on Twitter after two months of suspension

Mohammed had said that government officials took the step because the platform was being used for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence. Twitter had cited that Buhari's deleted post was abusive. The Nigerian government had used Twitter as the platform to announce the blanket ban on the micro-blogging platform.

11 Aug 2021

How the Delhi Police caught a heroin consignment worth Rs 7 crore

A Nigerian and two Punjab residents were caught red handed The seized heroin is worth Rs 7 crore

24 Jun 2021

NaijaVibe: A platform for Afrobeats

NaijaVibe is a pop culture entertainment site that the editor of the site, Stephen Nzurum, officially launched on 12 September 2012 It aims to offer its customers the best updates on market, both in and beyond Nigeria, when it comes to the entertainment business.

10 Jun 2021

Nigeria officially joins India's Koo after blocking Twitter

The Nigerian government on June 4 said it was indefinitely suspending Twitter`s operations in the country. Twitter had removed a post from President Buhari. It had deleted the tweet because it violated the site`s rules against abusive behaviour.

05 Jun 2021

Koo eyes expansion in Nigeria market after African country suspends Twitter

In a post on Koo on Saturday, its co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna said the platform is available in Nigeria. He added that the platform is keen on making inroads in the Nigerian market. Radhakrishna said Koo will abide by the local laws of each country that it operates in.

05 Jun 2021

Nigeria indefinitely suspends Twitter for deleting President's tweet

It was not immediately clear when the suspension would go into effect. Users could still access Twitter late Friday. Many users mocked the government for using the platform to announce the action.

05 Jun 2021

Nigeria suspends Twitter days after President Muhammadu Buhari's post removed

Nigeria on Friday said it has indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities. Move comes two days after the social media giant removed a post from President that threatened to punish regional secessionists.

31 May 2021

Armed gang abducts students from Islamic school in north-central Nigeria

An armed gang abducted students from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday. A spokesman for Niger`s state police said that gunmen on motorcycles attacked the town of Tegina. He said the attackers were "shooting indiscriminately and abducted a yet to be ascertained number of children at Salihu Tanko Islamic school".

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