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Blaze kills 34 at illegal Benin fuel depot near Nigeria

Cotonou,  Benin—At least 34 people died in Benin near Nigeria’s border on Saturday when a contraband fuel depot exploded into flames, sending up a...

Nigeria building collapse kills seven at refugee camp

Kano, Nigeria - Seven people died and two were injured after torrential rains brought down a building at a camp for displaced people in...

26 Nigeria troops killed in ambush, rescue helicopter crashes: military sources

At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria late Sunday,...

Nigeria’s president moves to combat cost of living

Nigeria's president announced measures to tackle the soaring cost of living on Monday, including the release of 200,000 tonnes of reserve grain after food...

Sanctions on the cards as West African leaders discuss Niger

West African leaders will meet Sunday in the Nigerian capital Abuja for an "extraordinary summit" on Niger, scene of the latest military coup to...

13 killed in Nigeria inter-communal clashes

Jos, Nigeria - Clashes between farmers and herders killed at least 13 people in central Nigeria over the weekend, community leaders and local authorities told...

Blinken condemns attack on US convoy in Nigeria

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday vowed that the United States would hold accountable the perpetrators behind a deadly attack on a US...

258m people needed urgent food aid in 2022

PARIS, France—Some 258 million people needed emergency food aid last year because of conflict, economic shocks and climate disasters, a UN report said Wednesday,...

Nigeria floods toll has passed 600: government

More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll...

76 people killed in Nigeria boat accident

Almost everyone on board a boat died when it capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra state, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday. An...

Many missing, 15 rescued in Nigeria boat accident

Many people were missing and 15 had been rescued after an over-loaded passenger boat capsized in southeast Nigeria, emergency services said Saturday. The accident on...

P58.3m worth of shabu from Nigeria seized

Government agents have seized a smuggled shipment of shabu worth at least P58.3 million from Nigeria. The raid was conducted by a composite team from...

From coffee to toothpaste, Nigerians buy small as hardships bite

By Camille Malplat Lagos, Nigeria—From five grams of toothpaste to 10 milliliters of cooking oil, many Nigerians struggling with soaring prices now buy their basic...

Eight security personnel killed in central Nigeria ambush

Gunmen killed eight Nigerian security personnel, including three policemen and five vigilantes, in an ambush in a central state, a local government spokesman said...
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