Tag Archives: Nigeria

By Mansur Abubakar BBC News, Abuja Nigerian police had no role in rescuing four sisters and their cousin from kidnappers, an uncle of the girls has told the BBC. They were taken from their home in Abuja earlier this month, along with another sister who was later killed. The uncle said a ransom was paid and the kidnappers dropped the ...

By Adedayo Okedare BBC News Yoruba, Ibadan A deadly blast that rocked the Nigerian city of Ibadan overnight was caused by explosives stored by illegal miners, the Oyo state governor has said. Two people were killed and 77 others injured in the explosion that has affected seven suburbs of Nigeria’s third most-populous city. Crowds have thronged the site of the ...

By Chris Ewokor & Natasha Booty BBC News, Abuja and London Nigeria’s first lady has joined the chorus of voices condemning the killing of a student abducted along with her five sisters, calling it a “devastating loss”. Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, 21, was “super-bright, smart and kind”, her cousin Asiya Adamu told the BBC on Monday. Nabeeha also loved to write poetry ...

Image caption, Nigeria’s erratic power grid forces households and businesses to use diesel and petrol generators A “total system collapse” caused widespread power cuts across Nigeria on Thursday. Early in the morning, levels of power generated in Africa’s most populous country fell to zero megawatts. Connections were gradually restored throughout the day. Grid power supplies are often erratic in Nigeria, located ...

Image caption, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been dogged by corruption allegations since leaving office, which she denies By Nkechi Ogbonna BBC News, Lagos Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offences in the UK. She is suspected of accepting financial rewards for awarding multi-million dollar oil and gas contracts. A key figure in ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, she ...

By: Julios Addae OduroAmpem Darkoa Ladies have secured automatic qualification to the 2022 CAF Women Champions League to be staged in Morocco between October and November, 2022.The Ghana Women Premier League Champions defeated Ivorian side African Sports D’Abidjan 6-5 on penalties after 1-1 draw in regulation time.The game which went into 30 minutes extra time saw Safiatu Salifu coming in ...

By: Nutifafa BEQUINEEuphoria keeps raising, tension keeps mounting and the debate won’t stop as the world cup play-off matchday between Ghana and their biggest rival in Africa football, Nigeria is getting more closer as many stakeholders are also preparing towards what is termed the “Much talk about feature” among the five play-off matches in the continent. Ghana Black Stars Media ...