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Oil tanker explosion kills over 50 people in Nigeria

Officials in Nigeria's Benue state in central part of the country say more than 40 people have died in an oil tanker explosion. There are...

Nigeria: Patience Jonathan to forfeit $33m after court order

The former first lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan is set to forfeit some $33 million cash seized from her. A Federal High Court in Lagos...

Nigeria: Pastor ‘leaves pulpit’ after rape allegations

The Founder and Global Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo has announced that he is taking a leave of absence...

Nigeria: Dozens feared dead as boat capsizes in Lagos

At least 27 people are feared dead after a boat they were traveling in capsized at Egbin, near Ijede, in Ikorodu area of Lagos...

Protest held over alleged rape by popular Nigerian pastor

Nigerians on Sunday held a major protest in the capital Abuja as they agitate over the culture of rape and sexual abuse. The protesters were...

ECOWAS leaders meet in Abuja for 55th summit

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States on Saturday converged in Nigeria's capital Abuja for the 55th Summit of the Heads of...

Woman fakes her own kidnap to raise funds for husband

A Nigerian woman has confessed faking her own kidnap in order to raise funds for her husband. The middle-aged housewife identified as Mrs Yemi Samuel...

Nigeria: Nollywood actor and two teenagers drown

A Nollywood writer, actor and director, Kagho Harley Akpor, has reportedly drowned in a swimming pool at a popular hotel in Asaba, Delta State. Although...

Nigeria’s Falcons protest unpaid bonuses, refuse to leave hotel

Nigeria’s Super Falcons players have refused to leave the team hotel after their exit from the women’s World Cup on Saturday, demanding that the...

Nigeria’s Samuel Kalu collapses in training

Nigeria forward Samuel Kalu was taken to hospital on the eve of his side's first Africa Cup of Nations match suffering from "severe dehydration". The...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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