Tag: Nigeria

‘My nephews died in tanker blast trying to stop petrol scoopers’

Nigerian farmer Mustapha Majiya is still reeling from losing almost 50 members…

Nkechi Ogbonna Nkechi Ogbonna

Who wins when Nigeria’s richest man takes on the ‘oil mafia’?

Petrol production at Nigerian business tycoon Aliko Dangote’s $20bn (£15.5bn) state-of-the-art oil…

Will Ross Will Ross

The journey that helped save Nigeria’s art for the nation

 The Nigerian National Museum in Lagos sits in the city like a…

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Nigerian MP apologises after viral taxi slapping video

Nigerian MP Alex Ikwechegh has apologised after a video went viral of…

Lucy Fleming Lucy Fleming

Trans socialite did serve her jail term, Nigerian panel finds

A Nigerian investigative panel has dismissed allegations that transgender socialite Bobrisky, sentenced…

Danai Nesta Kupemba Danai Nesta Kupemba

‘What an able body can do, I can do’ – Nigeria’s powerlifting power

The 39-year-old wheelchair user is part of Nigeria’s hugely successful para-powerlifting squad…

Isaiah Akinremi Isaiah Akinremi

‘I thought I would die with my six children’ – dam collapse survivor

Fatima Yakubu cannot believe that she and her six children are still…

Azeezat Olaoluwa Azeezat Olaoluwa

Bold and fearless: Nigeria’s latest star to headline in London

If Ruger has learnt one thing this year, it's that taking a…

Toyin Owoseje Toyin Owoseje

Zookeeper mauled to death by lion in Nigeria

A zookeeper has been mauled to death by a lion in south-western…

Chris Ewokor Chris Ewokor