At least six people seriously injured on flight from Nigeria to Washington DC
Nigerian officials say a Boeing 787-800 belonging to United Airlines was forced to make an emergency return last Friday Multiple people were injured on a...
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Seventy killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker flips over and explodes
Those who died had scrambled to take the fuel, which has rocketed in price amid an economic crisis A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over...
Beaches, beer and a rare suspended lake … why can’t Nigeria attract more tourists?
Visitor numbers to the African country lag far behind its neighbours due to lack of infrastructure and national planning. Now some are starting to demand...
At least 35 children killed in crowd crush at school fair in Nigeria
Police arrest eight people after incident at Basorun Islamic high school in Ibadan At least 35 children have died and six others were seriously injured...
At least 27 people dead and 100 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria
About 200 passengers, mostly women, were on vessel that sunk in Niger River At least 27 people have died and more than 100 are missing...
Catholic priest accused of sexual assault fathered children of victims, court hears
Revelation emerges at hearing for Anthony Odiong, 55, charged with several counts and held in Texas on $5.5m bail A Roman Catholic priest with links...
Miss Universe runner-up to move to Nigeria after South Africa nationality row
Furore over whether Chidimma Adetshina was really South African led to invitation to represent Nigeria A beauty queen who pulled out of the Miss South...
Nigeria celebrates victory over South African rivals with Miss Universe runner-up
Chidimma Adetshina crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania after she was stripped of South African identity documents Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina’s second place in this...
Crocodiles and snakes ‘washed into communities’ as flood hits Nigerian zoo
Park in Borno state says more than 80% of its animals have been killed and urges residents to take precautions Floods in northern Nigeria have...
At least 48 dead in Nigeria explosion after fuel tanker collides with truck
Official says dead given mass burial after after collision in Agaie area of north-central Niger state A fuel tanker has collided head on with another...
