An attack on Nigeria’s top military academy left at least two people dead and another abducted, said the Nigerian army in a statement. An army spokesman said unknown gunmen broke into the campus in the northern city of Kaduna in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The Nigerian Defence Academy …
Read More »Nigeria mourns former first lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi
Several media in Nigeria are reporting that Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, the country’s former first lady, has died at the age of 97. Her family has not officially confirmed her death. She is the widow of Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, who seized power after a military coup in Nigeria in 1966. He ruled …
Read More »Nigeria: armed men released 15 students kidnapped seven weeks earlier
Fifteen students in north-western Nigeria, have been released seven weeks after they were kidnapped from their school by armed men, officials say. A total of 121 one students were seized from Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State. “65 remain in captivity and we are trying to secure their release”, …
Read More »Nigerian: beggars and peddlers banned in a city
As reported by local media in Nigeria, the Lagos state government has banned street begging and has formed a special team to stop what they referred to as “menace”. The team is expected to begin operations in the next few days. A state official in charge of youth and social …
Read More »Nigeria: state-owned oil firm to be replaced by a private company
Government in Nigeria said under a new law which came into effect on Tuesday, it will disband state-owned oil company. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation would be replaced by an independent company. President Muhammadu Buhari said the Petroleum Industry Law, which was nearly 20 years in the making, marked the …
Read More »A governor in Nigeria urges civilian to arm themselves
Aminou Masari, governor of the north-western Katsina state has urged citizens to acquire weapons to defend themselves from armed criminal gangs carrying out kidnappings for ransom. He blamed them for the continued attacks by armed gangs. According to the governor the attackers were emboldened by people’s ‘’meek submission’’ to their …
Read More »Nigeria: seven people including a police officer shot dead in an oil factory
Seven people have been shot dead at an oil and gas facility in the south-east of the country, Nigeria police reports. The attack took place at Assa in Imo state. The source of the attack which left six oil workers and a police officer dead is not yet knwon. Assaults …
Read More »Nigeria: at least 21 dead in a road accident caused by floodings
At least 21 people have died in a road accident in the northern Nigerian state of Jigawa. It comes after their vehicle plunged into a collapsed bridge during heavy rains and floods. The police spokesperson in the state, Shisu Lawan Adam, said the victims included nine military job seekers who …
Read More »The health situation is complicated in Nigeria, faced with covid-19 and cholera
Dealing with a cholera outbreak at the same time as the highly contagious Delta strain of coronavirus is posing an existential threat to Nigeria, the head of the country’s public health agency says. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), more than half of the country’s 36 states …
Read More »Nigeria: 24 people die after consuming poisoned meal
Twenty-four members of the same family have died after consuming a suspected poisoned meal in north-western Nigeria. The incident happened in Danzanke village a remote community in the north-west Sokoto state. The state’s health commissioner, Ali Inname, told journalists that the family mistakenly used fertiliser chemical that looked like salt …
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