Foreign Plane Loaded With Arms Seized in Kano (Nigeria)
France has confirmed that the two helicopters found aboard the seized Russian manufactured Antonov aircraft in Kano on Saturday, belongs to the French army and is part of the shipment meant to reduce the size of its military intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR). It added that the helicopters, light Gazelle, which were headed […]
Nigeria drawn in the ‘Group of Death’ for the 2015 women’s World Cup
The African champions Nigeria have been drawn in the so-called ‘Group of Death’ at the 2015 women’s World Cup in Canada.Nigeria will face the number one ranked Olympic champions, the United States, in Group D at the showpiece event to be played from 6 June to 5 July.The Super Falcons will also take on fifth […]
120 people feared dead as suicide bombers storm mosque in northern Nigeria
Kano, Nigeria-At least 120 people are feared dead and 270 more injured after gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a mosque in northern Nigeria during Friday prayers this afternoon.Witnesses reported three separate explosions and said the gunmen opened fire on worshippers in the assault at the Grand mosque in Kano, in the west African country’s second-largest […]
Boko Haram Continues Operation of Terror Across Nigeria’s North
ABUJA — A twin bombing in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday showed the continued ability of militant group Boko Haram to attack at will.But even after a five-year insurgency, much else about the group – including its strength, the territory it controls and its relation to the Islamic State group – remains unclear. […]
Boko Haram kidnaps 30 more children
Kano, Nigeria — Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 30 boys and girls from a village in northeast Nigeria during the weekend. The abductions appear to be the latest in a string of recent kidnappings by Boko Haram that dims hope for the anticipated release of 219 schoolgirls held by the group since April following […]
Explosion kills 5 at bus station
Abuja, Nigeria — An explosion near a bus station left five people dead and 12 others injured in northern Nigeria, police said Thursday morning. The blast occurred in Azare town in Bauchi state on Wednesday night. A man left a bag filled with explosives outside a bus station in the town, which went off, witnesses […]
Nigeria reshuffes its cabinet following the resignation of seven ministers
Following the resignation of seven ministers in Nigeria, President Jonathan has reshuffled his cabinet, appointing temporary ministers to take up the positions of those that resigned. Announcing the appointments after the Federal Executive Council, the Minister of State II for Foreign Affairs, Nurudeen Mohammed who now supervises the Ministry of information, said the Minister of […]
Africa’s top ten universities
While students from across the continent continue to move abroad to study at leading learning institutions in the U.S. and Europe, Africa boasts its own league of great universities. Presented below is Part I of Africa.com’s Top 10 Universities in Africa. Part II will feature the Top 10 Universities in South Africa, a country that […]
Nigerian nude club owner reveals how much strippers make
Lagos most popular nude club owner, Shina Eddo has made known a rather shocking revelation about the benefits attached to being a stripper. Shina Eddo, who is the the owner of Cave Night Club, Shina Eddo, has revealed that his strippers get as high as N150,000 per week, totaling a take-home ofN600,000 per month. Shina […]
Nigeria declared free of Ebola
Nigeria has been declared officially free of Ebola after six weeks with no new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. WHO representative Rui Gama Vaz, speaking in the capital Abuja, said it was a “spectacular success story”. Nigeria won praise for its swift response after a Liberian diplomat brought the disease there in July. […]
