Tag: Nigeria
Nigeria make history after sealing U-19 WC spot
They were 91 for 7 at one stage in their chase of 139 against Sierra Leone Under-19s, but Peter Aho did the trick for Nigeria Under-19s...
History as Nigeria qualify for first ever World Cup
Nigeria secured a dramatic, first ever spot in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in 2020, after they beat Sierra Leone by two wickets, on...
8 dead, 37 rescued in Nigeria school collapse
LAGOS: Rescuers on Wednesday recovered eight bodies and rescued 37 people alive from the wreckage of a collapsed four-storey school building in Nigeria's economic...
Research centre to honour Pakistani scientist opens in Nigeria
A research centre to honour leading Pakistani scientist Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary opened in southern Nigeria region by a top Nigerian research institution...
ECC green-lights sale of JF-17 jets for Nigeria
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved sovereign guarantee certificate over the sale of three JF-17 jets to Nigeria for a sum of $184.3...
Another aid worker executed by Boko Haram as negotiation deadline expires
NIGERIA: Another aid worker who was held hostage by Boko Haram for seven months has been killed after a deadline for negotiations expired, the...
UN says 833 children released by Nigeria militia group
GENEVA: A militia group fighting against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria has released 833 children from its own ranks, some...
Candidates queue up to run Boko Haram-hit Nigerian state
KANO: Borno state in northeast Nigeria has been devastated by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency but candidates are lining up to become governor at elections...
At least 19 killed by Islamists in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI: At least 19 people were killed in an Islamist militant attack on a village in northeast Nigeria in the early hours of Sunday,...
Nigeria, Ghana could face bans over interference: FIFA
BERLIN: Nigeria and Ghana could face international football bans this month over political interference with their football associations, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said...
Nigeria’s acting president sacks state security chief: spokesman
LAGOS: Nigeria's acting leader dismissed the head of the state security agency on Tuesday, his spokesman said on Twitter.
The move came hours after Department...
Five die as Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village
KANO: At least five people were killed and a village razed in an attack by Boko Haram jihadists in the northern Nigerian Borno state,...
Boko Haram kills six traders in Nigeria ambush: locals
KANO: Boko Haram fighters killed six traders when they ambushed a convoy of lorries under military escort in northeast Nigeria, a civilian militia member...
Waqar Kingravi calls on Mamnoon
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday said that as Pakistan and Nigeria were close friends, there were immense opportunities of cooperation between the two countries...
We knew God was with us and wasn’t going to let...
SAINT PETERSBURG: Lionel Messi believes higher powers were at work in Argentina's dramatic win over Nigeria in their Group D World Cup game. "We knew God was with...
Messi, Rojo rescue Argentina from humiliating early exit
SAINT PETERSBURG: Marcus Rojo's stunning finish four minutes from time kept Lionel Messi and Argentina's World Cup hopes alive to see off Nigeria 2-1...
86 killed in central Nigeria as farmers, herders clash
LAGOS: Scores are dead after vicious weekend clashes in central Nigeria between mostly Muslim herders and Christian farmers, with one report citing police saying...
