Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed Kwaple village, near the town of Chibok, on several motorcycles, opening fire on residents who had gathered to mourn the death of a community leader in the village, the sources said.
Modern Nigerian artists have been on the rise since the 1980s and 1990s, when scattered across the diaspora wanted their homes “to reflect who they are and their culture,” said Nkiru Nzegwu, a professor of African studies at Binghamton University, in the United States.
With a population of more than 20 million, the country’s sprawling, ever-growing economic capital has for years struggled to keep up with housing demand, with some 3,000 people added to its population per day.
At least 21 government militiamen were killed in an ambush by criminal gangs in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, police said late on Friday.
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, passed away at the age of 56 on Tuesday night in Lagos.
South Africa is stripping a would-be Miss South Africa contestant, who was at the centre of a row over her nationality, of her national identity papers, the government said.
A new analysis by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network of scientists found warming driven by the use of fossil fuels had exacerbated the flooding in Sudan.
Wengi wa wahanga walikuwa wakijaribu kukusanya mafuta yaliyomwagika barabarani baada ya tanki hilo kugonga katika jimbo la Jigawa, kaskazini mwa Nigeria.
Nigeria inatarajia kushuhudia maandamano mapya hii leo Jumanne wakati wananhi watapokusanyika kupinga gharama ya maisha.Maandamano hayo yaliyopewa jina la ‘Bila woga Oktoba 1’ yamepangwa kuendana na maadhimisho ya miaka 64 ya uhuru wa Nigeria ambayo yanaadhimishwa Jumanne, Oktoba
Some analysts believe rallies in Nigeria could take on Kenya-style momentum, pointing to similar grievances and the role of young people promoting protests online
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