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Islamic State claims Nigeria bombing, 30 killed, others injured

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion that it said killed or injured 30 people at a market where alcohol was sold in Taraba State, Nigeria, marking an expansion of the area where the extremist group operated in...

Nigerian atheist jailed 24 years for blasphemy

A Nigerian atheist has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by a high court in the northern state of Kano after being convicted of blaspheming Islam. Mubarak Bala, the 37-year-old president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, pleaded guilty...

More children’s bodies found in Nigeria boat tragedy

Five more victims of a boat accident involving women and children fleeing armed gang violence in central Nigeria have been found. The head of the Niger state emergency agency, Ahmad Ibrahim Inga, told the BBC the bodies of four children...

Eguavoen steps down as Nigeria head coach

Following Nigeria's failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, Austin Eguavoen has stepped down as Super Eagles Head Coach. Eguavoen is reported to have sent an official resignation letter to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday. According to multiple sources,...

Passengers killed after gang targets Nigeria train

Seven passengers have died after gunmen attacked a busy train between Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and Kaduna city, hospital sources have told the BBC. The gang mined the track, forcing the train, carrying 970 passengers, to a stop on Monday evening. One...

Full capacity stadium for big match

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved Ghana’s request to admit 40,000 spectators for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off first leg match against Nigeria at the Baba Yara Stadium today. This comes after the Ghana Football Association’s...

Anger at treatment of Africans fleeing Ukraine

Nigeria’s government has condemned reports that its citizens, and those of other African countrieshave been stopped from leaving war-torn Ukraine. Isaac, a Nigerian man trying to get into Poland, said border staff told him they were “not tending to Africans”. “We’ve...

Atlas Petroleum Resumes Development of OML109 in Nigeria

OML 109 comprises 14 identified and mapped prospects and leads, and an un-risked resource potential in excess of 500 million barrels of oil equivalent. Over the weekend, Atlas Petroleum International has resumed work over activities and well interventions on OML...
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“Parliament Adjourns to January 2 Without Approving Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation”

Parliament has adjourned its seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament to January 2, 2025, without...
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