Gunmen kidnap more than 100 people in north-west Nigeria
Children among those seized from villages and farms, say residents More than 100 people, including women and children, were abducted when gunmen raided four villages...
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Devastating floods in Nigeria were 80 times more likely because of climate crisis
Stark findings add pressure on Cop27 negotiators to deliver meaningful funding to vulnerable countries The heavy rain behind recent devastating flooding in Nigeria, Niger and...
Weather tracker: Nigeria flooding and US blows hot and cold
Authorities partly blamed after months of deadly flooding in African nation; jet stream causes temperature divide in US Nigeria has found itself at the centre...
‘Nature is striking back’: flooding around the world, from Australia to Venezuela
Heavy rain and rising waters continue to take a deadly toll in countries including Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam It has been a drenched 2022 for...
‘It’s about ethics’: Nigeria urges British Museum to follow US and repatriate bronzes
Culture minister says UK institution ‘should learn from what has happened’ as Smithsonian returns 29 Benin artefacts The culture minister of Nigeria has urged the...
Nigerian boat accident death toll rises to 76, president says
Vessel capsized in Ogbaru area of Anambra state, one of 29 to have experienced heavy flooding this year The death toll from a boat accident...
UK government faces court challenge in Nigerian rendition case
Family of Nnamdi Kanu granted judicial review over failure of Britain to intervene after arrest last year The family of a British citizen who was...
Nigeria battling floods ‘beyond control’ as warning given of dams overflowing
Floods have affected half a million people, including 100,000 displaced, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency says Nigeria is battling its worst floods in a decade...
More than 20 people die after bus crashes and catches fire in Nigeria
Police blamed the accident, in which passengers burned to death, on speeding and reckless driving At least 20 passengers burned to death when a bus...
Police in Nigeria find 20 mummified bodies in ‘suspected ritual shrine’
Three men arrested after bodies including those of children discovered during raid of building in Benin City Police in Nigeria have discovered 20 mummified bodies...
