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Coronavirus in Africa – What to Do During the Lockdown
The COVID-19 Virus is also present in Africa and the WHO urges this issue to be taken seriously. All around the world governments have...
Sports Betting in Africa Debunked
Many assume Africa is a continent delayed in the field of technology. Some have even assumed that wildlife is in every resident’s backyard. The...
Airtel Nigeria appoints Segun Ogunsanya as Chief Executive Officer
LAGOS, Nigeria, November 2, 2012/ -- Bharti Airtel ), a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa,...
Northern Nigeria: bandits kill 20 people
20 people have been shot death and others badly hurt by a gang of bandits in a raid on Kaboro village, on Tuesday in...
Suicide bombing during church service in Kaduna
Seven people have been reported dead and several others injured following a suicide bombing which occurred during a mass at a catholic church in...
2013 African Cup of Nation’s calendar
The secret ballot of the 29 th edition of the African Cup of Nations 2013 took place in Durban, South Africa on Wednesdays night,...
Several Nigerians killed following suspected Boko Haram Islamists attacks
A series of attacks by suspected Boko Haram Islamists in northeast Nigeria has killed a number of people and destroyed several buildings and residents...
Maiduguri city in Nigeria rocked by explosion and gunfire
Unknown gunmen shot dead a traffic warden earlier on Monday in Nigeria's restive northern city of Maiduguri followed by loud explosion and gun firing...
21 Natives of Nigeria Kaduna massacre
21 people have lost their life and several others have been wounded in a mosque in Nigeria on Sunday following a day of violence...
Nigeria’s oil giant shell rejects oil spill charge on Nigerian four farmers
Claims by four Nigerian farmers over oil spills ruining their livelihoods by the Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has been rejected.
The oil giant Shell has...
Nigeria oil giant Shell taken to Court
Nigerian oil giant shell has been taken in a Dutch court to face charges of destroying livelihoods in Nigerian villages in the Niger Delta...
Port Harcourt University in Nigerian shut down following the lynching of 4 students
Nigerian’s university in southern Rivers State has been closed due to violent protests following the lynching of four students accused of stealing laptops and...
Nigeria army killed 30 civilians
Report says 30 civilians have been killed following a disciplinary attack by Nigeria's military after opening fire and burning down buildings in the north-eastern...
Floods kills thousands of people in Nigeria
A heavy downpour causing devastating floods has taken place these recent weeks in Nigeria killing dozen and has displaced thousands of residents .
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Nigerian Police arrest suspects of Mubi students killing
Arrests have been made by the Nigerian police following the killing of at least 30 people at a college hostel in the north-eastern...
26 Mubi students killed on an attack
Several casualties have recorded after a group of unknown gunmen attacked and killed students in Mubi, north-eastern Nigeria.
Report says that the killings...
Nigeria celebrates the 52rd anniversary of independence
Nigerian celebrates the 52rd anniversary of its independence day on October 1, which marked the second year of the bombing of a car during...
NIGERIA MUSLIM WOMEN DEPORTED ON THEIR WAY TO MECCA RETURNED HOME
After spending five days at the airport of Jeddah and Medina Nigerian Muslim women expected to go on pilgrimage to mecca finally returned...
John Obi Michael receives racist insults on his twitter account
Guilty of a mistake which leads to equalization of Juventus (2-2) Wednesday night at the first day of the group stage of the...
NIGERIA AND THE GLOBAL FUND SIGN GRANT AGREEMENTS WORTH $225 MILLION TO FIGHT MALARIA
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and Nigeria signed two grant agreements today worth a total of US$225...
Dr. Nkosana Moyo: “I think women need to turn on the screws when necessary”
Lagos, Nigeria - During The Second African Women Economic Summit will take place in Lagos, Nigeria 12- 14 July, Afrik.tv did an interview of...
Nigeria: the second edition of African Women Economic Summit
The city of Lagos, Nigeria is hosting the second edition of African Women Economic Summit on July 12-14th. Supported by the African Development Bank,...
African women’s economic summit opens in Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria - The Second African Women Economic Summit officially opened in Lagos, Nigeria on Friday with a call on more decision makers to...
African Women Economic Summit 2012
Lagos, Nigeria – The Second African Women Economic Summit will take place in Lagos, Nigeria 12- 14 July. The event is hosted by New...
Nigeria’s Grave Numbers
Nigeria is supposedly the fourth fastest growing economy in the world. This is an assertion that was made last March. That Ghana is set...
The Nigerian Youth Service- A Tribute to many ‘Unknown Soldiers’
I do not want to write about the Nigerian elections. A million words have been written already . There's a glut of articles on...
US-Nigeria: ‘Trajectory of bad elections’ should be checked
The top U.S. diplomat to Africa urged Nigerians to demonstrate their ability to hold fair and democratic elections as the country prepares for legislative,...
Watching out for Franco-Nigerian singer, Asa
Similar to the British Invasion of the 1960s, a Nigerian Invasion of musical acts has been scoring success in the Anglophone world for decades:...
Hao Ge: An African super star singer in China
He is a qualified engineer from Nigeria who has become a super star in China. His stage name, Hao Ge, could be translated into...
Ayo: The Nigerian-Gypsy who won’t budge
Anyone attempting to prove the redemptive power of music needs to look no further than the Nigerian chanteuse, Ayọ. The 30-year-old soul singer defied...