After UK and South Africa, new variant of coronavirus appears to emerge in Nigeria
The alert about the apparent new variant was based on two or three genetic sequences, he said, but that and South Africa's alert late last week were enough to prompt an emergency meeting of the Africa CDC this week. The variant was found in two patient samples collected on Aug. 3 and on Oct. 9 in Nigeria's Osun state, according to working research.
Dec 25, 2020, 10:45 AM ISTDNA: 300 Nigerian students' abduction in terrorists attack
Insurgents from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed that on Tuesday, hundreds of boys from a school in the northern Katsina state of Nigeria were kidnapped in one of the biggest terror attacks.
Dec 17, 2020, 22:56 PM ISTGunmen kidnapped hundreds of children in Nigeria
Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of children in Nigeria. Now the government is trying to compromise.
Dec 16, 2020, 09:40 AM ISTIndia, Nigeria agree to expedite initiatives in defence, trade, energy, consular matters
Both sides also agreed to expand cooperation in Information Technology (IT), Defense and solar energy projects to be executed through the Indian Line of Credit (LoC).
Sep 02, 2020, 00:51 AM ISTCardi B buys toys worth $5K for poor kids
Cardi also hired a rental truck and called on some aides to help load the toys and ship them off to children.
Dec 24, 2019, 16:45 PM ISTChhattisgarh engineer, wife among 18 Indians kidnapped by Nigerian pirates
Vijay Tiwari, who is an engineer with Merchant Navy, and his wife Anju were kidnapped by pirates when they were on board a Hong Kong-flagged vessel on December 3, his family said. ASP Praful Thakur said that Tiwari was employed with a shipping company in Nigeria, and added that the administration was working for his early rescue.
Dec 07, 2019, 17:33 PM IST18 Indians kidnapped in Nigeria: Indian mission in touch with Nigerian govt, say sources
ARX Maritime, a global agency tracking maritime developments in the region, had reported the kidnapping of 18 Indians by pirates near the Nigerian coast on Wednesday.
Dec 05, 2019, 09:13 AM ISTZee World Africa upfront brings Bollywood's finest to Nigeria
Zee World enjoys a tremendous following in Nigeria and has undoubtedly become an African entertainment success story.
Oct 04, 2019, 12:33 PM IST9 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Military sources who confirmed the attack said the incident occurred late on Wednesday in Aljilati Ngomari village, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sep 19, 2019, 17:37 PM ISTSix teams bidding for final ICC U-19 World Cup spot in Division 1 Europe Qualifier
Denmark, France, Ireland, Jersey, Netherlands and Scotland will compete in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Europe Qualifier 2019, with the team sitting top of the table at the end of fixtures qualifying for the main event in 2020.
Jul 24, 2019, 13:58 PM ISTSix teams battle it out for final ICC U19 Cricket World Cup spot in Division 1 Europe Qualifier
The team sitting on top of the table following the end of the round-robin will fill the 16th and final spot available for the tournament set to be held in South Africa.
Jul 23, 2019, 22:55 PM ISTVAR causes handball confusion in Africa Cup of Nations
VAR has only been used since the quarter-finals of the competition and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has brought in two European referees to support the system based on their experience with it.
Jul 15, 2019, 23:46 PM ISTAfrica Cup of Nations: Algeria need to turn form book upside down against Nigeria
Algeria twice beat Nigeria at the 1990 tournament -- 5-1 in the group stage and 1-0 in the final -- on the only occasion that they won the title.
Jul 13, 2019, 16:40 PM ISTError-prone Nigeria make life difficult for themselves
Nigeria overcame a shock 2-0 defeat by Madagascar in the group stage to reach the quarter-finals with a dramatic 3-2 win over bitter rivals Cameroon and face South Africa in the last eight on Wednesday.
Jul 09, 2019, 21:31 PM ISTFive Indian sailors kidnapped by pirates in Nigeria released: Shipping Minister
Five India sailors - Sudeep Chaudhary, Ankit Hooda, Chirag Yadav, Avinash Reddy, and Moogu Ravi – were kidnapped from a vessel - MT Apecus – and taken to Bonny Island, Nigeria on April 19 this year.
Jun 29, 2019, 17:08 PM ISTZeeNews wrap of top stories this hour, 29th June 2019
ZeeNews wrap of top stories this hour, 29th June 2019
Jun 29, 2019, 16:02 PM ISTPlayers hear of match-fixing risks ahead of Women's World Cup
The session took place at their pre-tournament training camp in Oslo at the behest of the world governing body FIFA, who are insisting all 24 nations taking part in the World Cup inform their players of the risks involved.
May 29, 2019, 15:31 PM ISTIslamist insurgents kill at least 25 Nigerian soldiers, civilians: Reports
Islamist insurgents killed at least 25 Nigerian soldiers and several civilians in an ambush on Saturday morning, two people with knowledge of the battle said.
May 25, 2019, 23:34 PM ISTSix teams assemble in Uganda for ICC T20 World Cup Africa final qualifier
Having gone through the rigours of regional qualifying, six teams have assembled in Uganda for the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup Africa final qualifying tournament.
May 18, 2019, 20:03 PM ISTSix teams looking to keep T20 World Cup dreams alive in Africa final
Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria and Uganda came through sub-regional qualifiers last year to reach the Africa Final.
May 14, 2019, 13:44 PM IST