Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least 30 people and affected more than one million others, the authorities have said. The collapse of the Alau dam on the Ngadda river in Borno State on Tuesday caused some of the state’s worst flooding since the same dam collapsed 30 years ago, and prompted residents […]
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Truck carrying people and cattle crashes head-on with tanker in Agaie area in the north-central Niger state. A fuel tanker has collided with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, according to the country’s emergency response agency. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in
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Officials remain worried over heavy rains that have caused flooding as the rainy season is yet to peak. At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced in Nigeria after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast of the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Three states in the northeast, Jigawa,
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Mary Ofre and her local women’s group play an important part in protecting the Afi forests from illegal logging. The magnificent Afi forest in Nigeria’s Cross River State is not only home to endangered animals but also a lifeblood for the people living around it – but the Cross River State has one of the
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The first attack was carried out by a woman, a local official said. June 30, 2024, 10:45 PM ET • 2 min read At least 30 people are dead and more than 100 were left injured after multiple suicide bombings were carried out at various locations in Nigeria over the weekend, sources said Sunday. The
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday. The first suicide bomber detonated an explosive device during a marriage celebration in the northeastern town of Gwoza at about 3 p.m., Barkindo Saidu, director-general
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Woman rescued 10 years after Chibok kidnapping in Nigeria BBC.com One Sister Fled Boko Haram. The Other Was Trapped. Their Lives Will Never Be the Same. The Wall Street Journal Pregnant Woman Rescued Days Ago Was Abducted 10 Years Ago as Schoolgirl PEOPLE Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok The Guardian She Was
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The Binance executive was detained when he arrived in Nigeria following the crackdown on the company. An executive of cryptocurrency exchange Binance has escaped custody in Nigeria, where a criminal investigation has been launched against the platform accused of being used for money laundering, according to authorities. Nadeem Anjarwalla, the regional manager for Binance in
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About 300 schoolchildren are missing after the latest mass kidnapping in Nigeria. It is every parent’s nightmare: the kidnapping of their children. It happens all too often in Nigeria. In the second mass abduction within a week, gunmen kidnapped what some reports say are about 300 school children. Many viewers may remember the Chibok schoolgirls
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Hundreds of people have been killed and injured in attacks by armed groups. The Nigerian government says at least 160 people were killed in attacks by armed groups on remote farming communities at the weekend. It’s the worst violence in the central Plateau state in more than five years. No group has claimed responsibility but
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