Nigerian contemporary art booms and prices soar
by Célia Lebur LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- First there was Tutu, the "African Mona Lisa" sold last year for 1.5…
7 years ago
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Nigeria’s ambassador visits INC Central office for courtesy call on INC Executive Minister
(Eagle News) – The ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ)…
7 years ago
Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram funeral attack rises to 65
GAJIRAM, Nigeria (AFP) -- An attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria has left…
7 years ago
Niger tanker truck blast toll rises to 76
NIAMEY, Nigeria (AFP) -- The death toll from a May 6 tanker truck explosion near the international airport in Niger's…
7 years ago
Road accident kills 19 wedding guests in Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nineteen wedding guests in the northern Nigerian state of Jigawa died when their bus lost control…
7 years ago
Eight killed, 37 rescued, in Lagos building collapse
by Emmanuel Akinwotu and Celia Lebur Rescuers on Wednesday recovered eight bodies and rescued 37 people alive from the wreckage…
7 years ago
Building containing a school collapses in Lagos, many casualties feared including schoolchildren
A three-storey residential building collapsed Wednesday in a densely-populated part of Lagos, and local media said there could be many…
7 years ago
Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria’s anti-corruption president
by Phil HAZLEWOOD ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015 on a wave of hope…
7 years ago
Gunmen killed ‘over 130’ in NW Nigeria: governor
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- An attack by gunmen on villages in northwest Nigeria last week claimed "over 130" lives, more…
7 years ago
Logistical problems force Nigeria election delay
by Phil HAZLEWOOD / Ola AWONIYI Agence France Presse ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's electoral watchdog on Saturday postponed presidential…
7 years ago
Death toll now 15 after Nigeria election stampede: hospital
by Joel Olatunde AGOI Agence France Presse PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AFP) -- Fifteen people were killed in a stampede at…
7 years ago
At least 30 killed in Nigeria pipeline fire
WARRI, Nigeria (AFP) -- At least 30 people were killed when a petrol pipeline caught fire and exploded in…
8 years ago
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