Scenes of young Nigerians fainting while in court in the capital Abuja sparked uproar from politicians, civil society. The Nigerian government is facing increasing pressure to drop charges against dozens of minors amid an uproar over detention conditions since they were arrested over their alleged participation in protests against the high…
Majia, Nigeria – Days after a fuel tanker explosion killed 170 mostly young people in Majia, a farming town in northern Nigeria’s Jigawa State, the close-knit community is still reeling from the overwhelming loss. “It was a terrible situation that we have never witnessed in this town; many people lost…
NewsFeed Victims of a fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria have been buried in a mass grave, after the deaths of more than 150 people on Wednesday. Published On 17 Oct 202417 Oct 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original Source
More than 150 people, including children, were killed and dozens of others wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria. The crash took place on an expressway in Jigawa State. People then rushed to the vehicle to collect the fuel, police spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam said. Deadly tanker…
Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong says his team have been left at an abandoned airport in Libya for more than 17 hours without food or drink. Nigeria’s football team will be flown back from Libya without playing their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match following their alleged “inhumane treatment” in…
Lagos, Nigeria – Mujanatu Musa’s one-roomed apartment – built mainly of rusty iron sheets – cuts a sorry sight in Ajegunle, a sprawling slum in Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Flanked by old, decrepit buildings, the makeshift structure shelters the 40-year-old mother and her three children, Abdulrahman, 12, and 9-year-old…
The wooden boat was carrying mostly farmers across a river near Gummi town when the incident occurred. At least 40 people have drowned and are presumed to have died after their boat capsized on a river in northwest Nigeria, officials say. The wooden boat was ferrying more than 50 farmers…
Authorities in Borno State rush to provide shelter for residents displaced by the severe flooding. The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria has caused severe flooding, destroying thousands of homes and worsening a dire humanitarian crisis. The flooding in Borno State has affected a million people, the state governor…
Truck carrying people and cattle crashes head-on with tanker in Agaie area in the north-central Niger state. A fuel tanker has collided with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, according to the country’s emergency response agency. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle…
A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday local time, capping a difficult few weeks for the beauty queen. Born to a Nigerian father in South Africa, Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the country’s competition “for the safety and wellbeing of…
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