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At least six people have died in flooding which has left at least 10,000 homeless across 11 communities in northern Nigeria. Officials in flood-prone Adamawa State are worried by the downpours that have caused latest flooding, because the rainy season is yet to peak. The rains cause rivers such as …

Nigerian authorities have announced that they have received the first batch of vaccine against the mpox virus that is wreaking havoc on the continent. The country began the process to secure the vaccines well before it was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this …

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Stuttgart boss Bruno Labbadia as new men’s head coach ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The 58-year-old German was interviewed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday after talks with Swede Janne Andersson and Frenchman Herve Renard collapsed. …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed new security and intelligence chiefs, a week after their predecessors abruptly resigned, local media reported. Mohammed Mohammed, who headed Nigeria’s mission to Libya, will lead the National Intelligence Agency. Adeola Ajayi will helm the Department of State Security. The previous agency chiefs, appointed by …

At least 13 farmers have been killed during an attack in north-central Nigeria by armed men, accoording to reports. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the killings that took place on Wednesday in the state of Niger. “The farmers were killed for providing information to intelligence agencies about the movements …

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has in a sermon revealed the secret of his anointing. The pastor, who also served as the second national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, said his secret is “to worship God first, whenever he …

At least 30 people have died in floods caused by heavy rains in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria, according to reports. The information was revealed in a statement issued on Monday by Haruna Mairiga, Secretary General of the Nigerian Emergency Agency. According to the same source, 4,699 houses were flooded and …

At least 18 persons died in three separate road crashes within five days on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has said. The accidents have been attributed to speeding, wrongful overtaking, and the lack of adequate rest, leading to fatigue, among other factors.The command’s Spokesperson, Florence …

Nigerian security forces have announced the arrest of seven Polish nationals, for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week. “They were arrested in the northern state of Kano,” Peter Afunanya, a spokesperson for the state security service, said on Wednesday. Afunanya said the Poles were detained during efforts by …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday called for a suspension of protests over the country’s high cost of living, saying the suspension would create an opportunity for dialogue, local media reported. This is his first public comments since the citizens took on the streets to protest bad governance and the …