Tag: Nigeria
Armed gangs kill 74 in Nigeria's Benue state
Reuters
At least 74 people were killed in Nigeria's Benue state in two separate attacks by gunmen this week, local officials and police said on Saturday, the latest clashes in an area where violence between pastoralists and farmers is common.Violen
Guinea-Bissau upset Nigeria, Morocco reach finals in Nations Cup qualifying
Reuters
Guinea-Bissau's Mama Balde scored the only goal as they stunned Nigeria with a 1-0 win in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Abuja, while Morocco became the first team to book their place in the finals on Friday without kicking a ball.
“I gave her 60 million but she dumped me and stopped picking my calls” - Chinese man on why he killed his African lover
Roving Correspondent
A Chinese man who is facing murder charges this week explained to a Nigerian court why he stabbed his lover to death
Nigeria: 17-year-old boy arrested for allegedly impregnating 10 women
Michael Majanga
Police in Nigeria have arrested a 17-year-old boy who is suspected of impregnating 10 women.Noble Uzuchi was arrested alongside his accomplice, Chigozie Ogbonna, 29, after the River State Police Command uncovered a baby factory operation in
Husband beats wife to death over loaf of bread
TV47
A woman in Enugu state, Nigeria has died after allegedly being beaten by her husband over a loaf of bread.The deceased, Ogochukwu Anene, and her husband Ndubisi Wilson Uwadiegwu are said to have been in a marriage plagued by domestic violen
Gunmen kidnap 32 people from southern Nigeria train station
Reuters
Gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles have abducted more than 30 people from a train station in Nigeria's southern Edo state, the governor's office said on Sunday.
Nigerian boy kidnaps father, collects $6,000 ransom
Alex Waithaka
Police in the Western Nigerian state of Kwara have arrested a boy who was involved in a plot to kidnap his own fatherIssa Naigheti was arrested by officers attached to the anti-kidnapping team of the Kwara Police Command. Working with two a
Nigeria: Court orders woman to return clothes, dowry after ending her one-month marriage
Albanus Kiswili
A Sharia Court in Kaduna State, Nigeria, has ordered a woman to return 100,000 Naira (KSh27,304) dowry to her husband after the two ended their one-month marriage on mutual agreement.While confirming the divorce, Justice Malam Rilwanu Kyaud
At least 10 dead, 60 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria
Reuters
At least 10 people have died and another 60 are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria's southeastern Anambra sta
Wife dies in car crash while chasing husband over mistress
Michael Majanga
A middle-aged woman who was in hot pursuit of her husband over his "mistress" on Saturday, September 18 died in a horrific road accident.The woman - driving a Toyota Highlander - was chasing her husband, who was alleged to be with a side ch
Frustrated Nigerian graduate storms his former university, demands back his fees
Alex Waithaka
There was drama at a Nigerian university recently when a 36-year-old alumnus burst in and demanded for a refund of the tuition fees he paid as a student saying the degree was "of no use to him." Oludare Alaba graduated in 2015 with a deg
Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap worshippers attending prayers at mosque
Reuters
Gunmen kidnapped dozens of worshippers attending Friday afternoon prayers at a mosque in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, police and witnesses said.Armed gangs are rife across Nigeria's northwest where they rob or
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Popular actress Ada Ameh is dead: Inside Nollywood star's life after child loss, battle with depression
Wangari Keit
Popular Nigerian Actress Ada Ameh who shone on the screens of the Nigerian movie scene and known for her great acting skills is dead.
Nigeria: 300 inmates on the run after Boko Haram raid prison
Reuters
Around 300 inmates are on the run after a suspected raid by Islamist Boko Haram militants on a prison in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Tuesday night, an interior ministry official said. The raid, and a separate ambush on an advance convoy o
Fecundity on steroids! Nigerian man sires five sets of twins, wife abandons him
Alex Waithaka
A Nigerian man who has fathered five sets of twins has earned admiration and awe in equal measure. Ayopo Ogunleye, 40, hails from Ado-odo in Ogun state, western Nigeria. His wife left him after her parents complained that she was having
77 people freed from church awaiting 'Christ’s Second Coming'
Alex Waithaka
Police in Nigeria have rescued 77 people from a church where they were confined awaiting Christ’s second coming. According to a report in the BBC, the Christian fanatics -including 26 children- had been told to expect the Second Comin
Nigerian Islamic court orders death by stoning for men convicted of homosexuality
Reuters
An Islamic sharia court in Nigeria's northern state of Bauchi has sentenced three men to death by stoning after convicting them on charges of engaging in homosexuality. Northern Nigeria is predominantly Muslim and the states in the regio
