by admin | Mar 10, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Fourteen-year-old Abdullahi Usman braved gunshots in making his escape from the captors.“Those who refused to move fast were either forced on the motorcycles or threatened by gunshots fired into the air,” Abdullahi said.“The bandits were shouting: Go! Go! Go!”...
by admin | Feb 28, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Nigeria’s government employees and other union workers began a new nationwide strike Tuesday that threatened to shut down key services while people are angry about soaring inflation and growing economic pain.Since assuming office in Africa’s most...
by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] An explosion occurred in Ibadan, one of Nigeria’s largest cities, causing three deaths and injuring 77 people on Tuesday.The blast, which rocked more than 20 buildings, was attributed to explosives stored for illegal mining operations.It remains unclear...
by admin | Jan 14, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria: The accident that broke 10-year-old Princess Igbinosa’s right leg could have crushed her dreams of becoming a model in a country where not many can afford prosthetics to cope with life and fight social stigma. “It was...
by admin | Jan 9, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Nigeria’s president on Monday suspended the country’s minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation over the use of a private bank account for ministry financial transactions in the government’s social welfare program.Betta Edu was...