On Tuesday, reports emerged of a devastating explosion and fire at an illicit oil refinery site located in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, resulting in at least 15 individuals killed. The incident occurred on Monday in the Emohua district of southern River state,
Nigeria experienced a nationwide power outage for about 10 hours Thursday after the country’s electrical grid collapsed due to a fire, authorities and the nation’s electricity distribution companies reported. The grid has collapsed multiple times in recent years, and the latest outage
A boat capsized in north-central Nigeria early Sunday, killing at least two dozen people and leaving many others missing amid a frantic rescue effort, emergency officials said. The victims, mostly women and children, drowned while travelling on the wooden boat in the
Rescue crews were searching for survivors Thursday after a building collapse in Nigeria’s capital left two people dead while many others are feared trapped, emergency officials said. The two-story building in the densely populated Garki district of the capital Abuja collapsed during
At least 42 women have been abducted by Islamic extremist rebels during an attack in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, locals told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The rebels attacked the women as they gathered firewood in the Jere district of Borno, which
England star women’s soccer player Lauren James was issued a red card for stepping on a Nigerian player during the round of 16 match in the 2023 Women’s World Cup on Monday. The Chelsea forward received a straight red card after review
A tanker exploded in Nigeria’s southern Ondo state on Monday, burning eight people to death, the road safety agency said. The tanker was carrying gasoline and exploded while the victims were trying to extract the much sought-after fuel, according to Ezekiel Sonallah,
Islamic extremists killed eight farmers and abducted 10 in an attack in northeastern Nigeria, officials said Friday — the latest in a volatile region that is a key part of the country’s breadbasket and where militants have threatened food supplies. The farmers
Islamic extremist rebels in northeast Nigeria have brutally killed at least seven farmers, posing a grave threat to the region’s food security. The attack occurred on Thursday when militants targeted farmers working in their crop fields near the Molai area of Borno
The majority of the 108 individuals who drowned after a boat broke apart were women and their children, according to survivors and local authorities. The ill-fated wooden boat was transporting over 250 people across the Niger River in Kwara state, as they