Tag: Nigeria
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Cholera kills 329 people in Nigeria
The officer said Kano ranked second in the country in terms of the number of cholera cases, adding the state government has established treatment centres and intensified social mobilisation in the state as part of measures to check the disease
September 23, 2021 -
Endemic kidnappings
The strike on the aircraft reaffirms the calculated malevolence that has driven all or nearly most of these offensives.
July 26, 2021 -
Gunmen kill 10 in central Nigeria: Police
Police are yet to make an arrest in connection with the incident
June 15, 2021 -
Twitter seeks dialogue over ban, says Nigerian govt
The Nigerian government on June 4 said it was indefinitely suspending Twitter's operations in the country.
June 10, 2021 -
Donald Trump welcomes Nigeria ban on Twitter
Trump issued a statement late on Tuesday, supporting the Nigerian government's decision to suspend Twitter activities, the media reported.
June 9, 2021 -
14 killed in armed attacks in Nigeria
According to Ashafa Maikera, leader of the village's local vigilante group, they rode into the village on more than 50 motorcycles one night before the attack
August 14, 2020 -
India must seize moment and upgrade ties with Nigeria
As both economies continue to boom, India will import Nigerian petroleum products and oil, while Nigeria would import pharmaceuticals, machinery, textiles and telecom equipment and services from India.
April 29, 2020 -
Enter the Baby
Contraceptive research and its long-term effect should be aimed at men rather than women. The unprecedented population pressure requires to be controlled in order to strengthen the existing human resources and to improve lifestyle. This is important, because man himself is an endangered species and under the threat of extinction.
January 10, 2020 -
20 Indian crew of vessel MT Duke kidnapped off western coast of Africa
The incident, described as “the largest kidnapping in West Africa in 2019”, occurred some 115 nautical miles southeast of Lome on Sunday.
December 16, 2019 -
Neymar sidelined for four weeks after picking up hamstring injury
Neymar limped off the field 12 minutes into a friendly game against Nigeria in Singapore on 13 October. He was substituted for Philippe Coutinho.
October 15, 2019 -
5 killed after two residential buildings collapse in Nigeria
Salisu Garba-Kubayo, head of the local government said, "The two incidents in Kirikasamma area of the state occurred following days of torrential rainfalls".
August 20, 2019 -
FIFA bans former Nigeria coach Samson Siasia over match fixing
Siasia was appointed Super Eagles head coach from 2010 to 2011. He was reappointed for a short spell in 2016.
August 17, 2019 -
‘We are happy,’ says Everton boss Marco Silva after confirming Alex Iwobi signing on transfer deadline
Team boss Silva, however, seemed pleased with Everton signing Alex Iwobi after he confirmed that his team did miss out an opportunity to rope in Zaha.
August 9, 2019 -
World T20 qualifiers: Nigeria, Namibia replace Zimbabwe
The ICC at its annual conference in London said that Zimbabwe Cricket had not been able to provide a process for conducting free and democratic elections and suspended it in a unanimous decision.
August 7, 2019 -
FIFA inspectors to visit Nigeria on preparation for Women’s World Cup
Nigeria is one of the four countries to have participated in every edition of the FIFA U20 Women's Cup since the competition was launched in 2002 in Canada as an U19 Championship.
August 5, 2019 -
Asia’s homicide rate lowest globally: UN study
Countries such as China, Japan and Korea-all boast less than one homicide per 100,000 people in a year.
July 8, 2019 -
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019: Nigeria beat South Korea 2-0
Nigeria took the lead in the first half, when in just the 29th minute of the match, Kim Do Yong scored an own goal. After taking the lead, however, Nigeria never looked back and dominated the remainder of the match.
June 14, 2019