Nigeria

Salah scores in Egypt romp, S Africa grab win, Rwanda hold Nigeria

JOHANNESBURG, SEPT 11: Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored as Egypt cruised to a 4-0 victory over Botswana on Tuesday as ...

Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 59

LAGOS, Sept 9: A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing ...

48 killed in Nigerian fuel truck explosion

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At least 48 people were killed Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in ...

Beauty queen wins Miss Nigeria after South Africa row

LAGOS, Sept 1: A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on ...

Nigerian clubs make winning CAF Champions League starts

JOHANNESBURG, AUG 19: Nigerian clubs Enugu Rangers and Remo Stars made winning starts in CAF Champions League qualifying on Sunday ...

Nigeria's president calls for end to protests against economic hardship

ABUJA, Aug 4: Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu called on Sunday for a suspension of protests against a cost of living ...

Nigeria's president calls for end to protests against economic hardship

ABUJA, Aug 4: Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu called on Sunday for a suspension of protests against a cost of living ...

Protesters in Nigeria demonstrate over high cost of living

ABUJA, Aug 1 : Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters in Nigeria's capital city Abuja on Thursday, ...

Bomb attack in north Nigeria kills 19

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A bomb exploded in a teahouse in a village in northeast Nigeria, killing 19 people and wounding two dozen more ...

21 killed, scores injured in Nigeria school collapse

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At least 21 people were killed, mostly students, and scores more injured on Friday when a school in central Nigeria ...

18 killed in multiple Nigeria suicide attacks

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At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on ...

Benin stun Nigeria, Salah rescues Egypt, Ayew treble lifts Ghana

JOHANNESBURG, JUNE 11: Benin came from behind to stun Nigeria 2-1 and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored to salvage a ...

South Africa hold Nigeria in 2026 World Cup qualifier

ABUJA, JUNE 8: South Africa held Nigeria 1-1 on Friday to keep the Super Eagles without a victory in their ...

Finidi says Nigeria will bounce back as winless streak continues

ABUJA, JUNE 8: Nigeria coach Finidi George has expressed confidence his team will bounce back to top form in 2026 ...

Gunmen kill 40 villagers in north-central Nigeria

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At least 40 people were killed and many others wounded in an attack by gunmen on Zurak village in Nigeria's ...

Nigeria struggles with exodus of doctors and nurses

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Faced with sky-high inflation, low salaries and an overstretched healthcare system, doctors and nurses are leaving Nigeria in their thousands ...

Nearly 300 Nigerian students released after abduction

MAIDUGURI, Mar 24: Nearly 300 students and staff abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria this month have ...

Hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian school students released

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The more than 250 school students seized by gunmen in a mass kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month have ...

Gunmen kidnap more than 200 from Nigerian school

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Gunmen have kidnapped more than 200 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria, a teacher and local ...

Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigerian school attack

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Gunmen have attacked a school in Nigeria’s north-west region seizing at least 287 students, in the second mass abduction in ...

Nigerian king shot to death, queen kidnapped

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Gunmen killed a Nigerian traditional monarch and kidnapped his wife after raiding his palace, police said, as outrage grows over ...

Salah rescues Egypt as Nigeria draw and Ghana lose at Cup of Nations

ABIDJAN, JAN 15: Mohamed Salah saved Egypt from an embarrassing defeat in their opening game at the Africa Cup of ...