Tag: Nigeria

Grammy-winning Afropop star Tems: ‘Women are not respected in the industry’

Nigerian Afropop star Tems has told the BBC "people don't really respect…

Nigeria seizes 1,600 birds in ‘largest’ wildlife-trafficking bust

Nigeria's customs agency says it has seized over 1,600 birds bound for…

Nigeria’s champion women basketballers promised $100,000 each

Members of Nigeria's national female basketball team are to receive a cash…

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Aid cuts will push Nigerians into arms of Boko Haram militants, UN warns

Drastic cuts to humanitarian aid in north-eastern Nigeria could prove a boon…

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Nigeria’s victorious women footballers promised $100,000 each

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu hailed the women's national football team for their…

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Nigeria kidnappers kill 35 hostages even after ransom paid

Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people they abducted from…

Suspended Nigerian senator behind harassment claim refused entry to parliament

A Nigerian senator who was suspended after accusing the senate president of…

Mansur Abubakar Mansur Abubakar

Ex-Nigeria President Buhari buried at home

Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari has been buried at his home in…

Mansur Abubakar Mansur Abubakar

Woman smuggled baby into UK using fake birth story

Last summer, a woman was arrested at Gatwick Airport after she arrived…

Buhari – the austere Nigerian military ruler who defeated a sitting president

Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died aged 82 in a…

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