Nigeria

Lagos: The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria since the beginning of January has risen to 41 as cases were confirmed in more regions,...Read More

Johannesburg: A new report says more than one-third of women in four low-income countries in Africa and Asia were slapped, mocked, forcib...Read More

The world’s population is projected to increase by 2 billion people, from 7.7 billion now to 9.7 billion in 2050, according to the report.

Over 30 people died and 42 were injured in a triple suicide attacks in a restive area of northeastern Nigeria, officials said on Monday.

Maiduguri: Nearly 900 children held by a pro-government militia force fighting Boko Haram insurgents in northeastern Nigeria were freed o...Read More

Singapore: Singapore has reported its first ever case of monkeypox, brought in by a Nigerian man thought to have contracted the rare viru...Read More

Lagos: At least 12 people were confirmed dead on Thursday following the collapse of a three-storey building which housed a primary school...Read More

Warri: A local official says more than 50 people are missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded and caused a stampede in southern Nige...Read More

Rann (Nigeria): Terrorist group Boko Haram killed at least 60 people in the northeastern town of Rann on Monday in a renewed attack. Al J...Read More

Warri: Nigerian police on Saturday said many people were feared dead after a petrol tanker veered off the road, caught fire and exploded ...Read More

Abuja: Three supporters of an imprisoned Shiite cleric were killed over the weekend in the Nigerian capital Abuja after clashes with the ...Read More

Abuja: Nigeria’s electoral body on Friday confirmed that 79 candidates, including incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari, will contest in n...Read More

New Delhi: There is yet another case of a businessman dogged by a case of wilful default fleeing from the clutches of law. The latest nam...Read More