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Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in Lagos

Lagos, Nigeria—Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, vibrancy and colours of Brazil's Rio...

Nigeria airforce kills 6 civilians in northeast by mistake

Kano, Nigeria - An army jet killed at least six civilians after mistakenly attacking them while pursuing gangs in northern Nigeria's Katsina state, residents told...

DMW warns Filipinos seeking jobs abroad from illegal ‘third country recruitment’

The Department of Migrant Workers (DWM) on Monday warned Filipinos seeking jobs abroad from "third country recruitment" schemes by illegal recruiters and syndicates proliferating...

Nigerian president frees minors jailed at anti-govt protests

Abuja, Nigeria - Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the release of children jailed for taking part in widespread anti-government protests whose frailty during...

Nigeria fines Meta $220 mn for ‘violations’

Nigeria is fining Facebook and WhatsApp parent company Meta $220 million for "multiple and repeated" data violations. The country's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission...

Nigeria school exam day turns into disaster

Jos, Nigeria—After her early morning class ended, 16-year-old Nigerian student Chidera Denis was waiting to join classmates for end-of-term exams. Teachers had scheduled a...

18 killed in multiple Nigeria suicide attacks: emergency services

At least 18 people were killed and 19 wounded on Saturday in multiple suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria, local emergency services said. According to police,...

ICTSI’s state-of-the-art Nigeria terminal OMT welcomes biggest container ship

Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT), run by International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) in Nigeria, welcomed the KOTA CEMPAKA, the biggest container ship to ever...

Dozens abducted in new Nigeria kidnapping: sources

Kaduna, Nigeria - Gunmen abducted dozens of people from a northwestern Nigerian village on Tuesday, according to two local representatives and a UN source, just...

Blinken to meet key West African presidents to rally support

Abidjan, Ivory Coast -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday meets the presidents of Nigeria and Ivory Coast in a bid to...

Two South Koreans abducted in Nigeria released : Seoul

Two South Koreans have been released after being abducted nearly three weeks ago by an unidentified armed group in Nigeria, the foreign ministry in...

Attacks kill at least 160 people in central Nigeria

Bokkos, Nigeria -- Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials...

Nigeria army drone strike accidently kills 85 civilians

By Patrick MARKEY Lagos, Nigeria -- A Nigerian army drone strike accidently killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna...

Militants kill 17 in northeast Nigeria

Kano, Nigeria - Jihadists affiliated to the Islamic State group killed 17 people in a raid on a remote village in northeast Nigeria after villagers...
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