Freed Nigerian Medical Students Reunite With Families After Week-Long Captivity
Twenty medical students, including a house officer, have been freed after being held captive for over a week. The group was kidnapped along the Otukpo-Enugu…
A Day Later, Abductors Demand ₦50 Million For Release Of Nigerian Medical Students
Dread has gripped Nigeria after 20 medical students – including a house officer – were abducted on Thursday, Aug 15. while travelling to Enugu, Southeast…
Amnesty International: At least 13 killed by Nigerian security forces during protests
Protests against hunger, high prices and mismanagement of Nigeria's economy turned deadly with at least 13 people killed with Amnesty International accusing authorities of opening…
Nigerian Farmers Face Hardship Amidst Soaring Inflation And Insurgency
Musa Bulama, 48, used to harvest more than 30 bags of maize in previous years, but this year he cannot afford to buy seedlings to…
22 reported dead after Nigerian school building collapses
World News // 8 hours ago 3 bodies recovered after Nepal mudslide; search continues for over 50 still missing July 13 (UPI) -- Crews recovered…
Nigerian customs agents seize weapons, cough syrup in twin busts
Nigerian customs agents have seized more than 800 rifles and 100,000 rounds of ammunition hidden in a shipping container, a senior official said on Monday,…
Nigerian Women Defy Norms, Embrace Male-Dominated Jobs for Survival
While growing up, Anabel Eugene dreamed of becoming a civil engineer or a military personnel. However, due to economic hardship, things went differently than planned…
Two City Section football players with Nigerian roots commit to SMU
All-City linebacker Mark Iheanachor of Narbonne said he has known All-City defensive end Chinedu Onyeagoro of King/Drew since they were 7. Both have Nigerian parents.…
Nigerian Deceived With Employment Rescued From Traffickers In Egypt
After ten months of inhumane treatment, Idowu Adijat, a Nigerian smuggled into Egypt by human traffickers, has been rescued by the Embassy of Nigeria in…
Dead in 6 hours: How Nigerian sextortion scammers targeted my son
Jenn Buta has been campaigning since her son was targeted by sextortionists in Nigeria - a hotspot for scammers. Source link
Facebook, TikTok Mop Off Accounts Glorifying Wanted Nigerian Terrorist
Facebook and TikTok have done a massive clean-up of impostor accounts whitewashing Bello Turji, a terrorist group leader in North West Nigeria who found an…
‘Nigerian scammer’ takes credit for Graceland foreclosure sale
A self-proclaimed identity thief based in Nigeria claimed responsibility over the puzzling, and now court-blocked, auction of Elvis Presley’s historic Graceland mansion. The thief sent…
Months After She Was Trafficked To Egypt, This Young Nigerian Is Back To Square One
Funke* remembers what her life was like before she boarded a plane to Egypt. She earned a monthly average of ₦80,000 as a photographer. It…
Nigerian Military Hands Over 350 Sambisa Forest Rescues to Borno Authorities
The Nigerian military, on Monday, May 20, handed over 350 individuals who had regained freedom from insurgent groups to officials of the Borno state government…
Nigerian IDPs’ Struggle To Keep A Roof Over Their Heads
Hajjara Habiba’s life has been a relentless cycle of displacement and hardship. Ten years ago, her world was upended when Boko Haram forced her family…
Police Say No Need To Protest Over Illegal Detention Of Nigerian Journalist
Nigerian police authorities have told journalists not to bother to protest the illegal detention of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism…
Nigerian Journalists Demand Release Of Daniel Ojukwu, Colleague Detained By Police
A group of Nigerian journalists participating in the same media fellowship as Daniel Ojukwu have called for his release. Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation…
Four Days After, Nigerian Police Yet To Release FIJ Reporter Daniel Ojukwu
Daniel Ojukwu, an investigative journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), is yet to be released from detention four days after officers of the…
Nigerian Women In Conflict Zones Battle With Maternal Mortality Crisis
When it was time for Famata Hassan’s pregnant daughter to deliver her baby, violence struck again in the war-torn Borno state, North East Nigeria. The…
‘I Just Drink Water And Endure’: Ramadan In A Nigerian Displacement Camp
It was a little after 12 p.m. on a Thursday in late March. The scorching sun scalded through the thatched roofs of the makeshift huts…