Tag: Nigeria
‘Bandits’ kidnap worshippers during church service in Nigeria
Armed men have kidnapped at least 13 people from a church in Nigeria's central Kogi state - the second such…
Mahama arrives in Abuja for 68th ECOWAS Ordinary Summit
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Abuja, Nigeria to participate in the 68th Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of…
Street art festival sees Lagos turned into ‘open-air gallery’
Parts of Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, have been turned into an "open-air gallery", in the words of the organisers of…
Nigerian nationals arrested in Kasoa Tuba over alleged romance scam operations
Security agencies have arrested a group of Nigerian nationals in Kasoa Tuba, near Accra, over their alleged involvement in organised…
About 200 West African soldiers in Benin for ‘clean-up’ after failed coup
Some 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, are in Benin to support the government following Sunday's…
Burkina Faso accuses Nigerian Air Force of violating its airspace
Eleven Nigerian military officers were briefly detained in Burkina Faso after their aircraft made an emergency landing in the country,…