Nigeria
Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey cooks for 100 hours in world record attempt
Life & Style
May 16, 2023
Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey cooks for 100 hours in world record attempt
Nigerian chef Hilda Effiong Bassey has become a national sensation after cooking nonstop for 100 hours, in an attempt to…
Nigerians to vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states
World
March 18, 2023
Nigerians to vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states
Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Nigerians will on Saturday vote in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential…
Lagos governor pauses reelection campaign as bus crashes into train in Nigeria
World
March 12, 2023
Lagos governor pauses reelection campaign as bus crashes into train in Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has temporarily halted his reelection campaign after a train rammed into…
Sisi congratulates Nigeria’s new president on winning presidential elections
Egypt
March 4, 2023
Sisi congratulates Nigeria’s new president on winning presidential elections
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday congratulated Nigeria’s new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on winning the presidential elections. Sisi also…
Nigerians go to the polls in tense presidential election
World
February 25, 2023
Nigerians go to the polls in tense presidential election
Abuja, Nigeria CNN — Nigerians are going to the polls for a crucial presidential vote that will see the country’s…
‘It changes nothing.’ Nigerians unimpressed with redesigned banknotes
World
November 27, 2022
‘It changes nothing.’ Nigerians unimpressed with redesigned banknotes
Abuja, Nigeria CNN Business — Nigerians have criticized the “redesigning” of the country’s local currency proposed by its central bank…
US orders families of embassy employees to depart Nigeria due to heightened risk of terrorism
World
October 29, 2022
US orders families of embassy employees to depart Nigeria due to heightened risk of terrorism
Abuja, Nigeria CNN — The State Department has ordered non-emergency US embassy employees and their family members in Abuja, Nigeria…
Hundreds killed in Nigeria floods, more than 1.4 million displaced
World
October 15, 2022
Hundreds killed in Nigeria floods, more than 1.4 million displaced
Abuja, Nigeria CNN — More than 1.4 million people have been displaced and about 500 people have died in some…
Al-Azhar pays great attention to African peoples – Tayyeb
Egypt
September 6, 2022
Al-Azhar pays great attention to African peoples – Tayyeb
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayyeb said on Monday that Al-Azhar pays great attention to peoples of the African continent. During…
US to return $23 million looted by late dictator Abacha to Nigeria – officials
World
August 26, 2022
US to return $23 million looted by late dictator Abacha to Nigeria – officials
(CNN)The United States will turn over to Nigeria $23 million taken by former military ruler Sani Abacha, officials said at an event…