Tag: Nigeria
Nigeria: Trump warns of more strikes if Christians continue to be killed
US President Donald Trump has warned that he could order more airstrikes on Nigeria if Christians continue to be killed in the West African nation.
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Jersey returns £7m of ‘tainted’ funds to Nigeria
More than $9.5m (£7m) from "tainted property" held in a Jersey bank account is to be returned to the Government of Nigeria to support an infrastructur [...]
AFCON 2025 power rankings: Nigeria lead as Ivory Coast move to second, with Senegal, Algeria, and Cameroon following
After the gruesome yet entertaining round 16 games, Nigeria remain on top of the power rankings, with the Ivory Coast moving to second place after the [...]
AFCON 2025 power rankings: Nigeria lead as Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Congo D.R follow
These power rankings are based solely on the performances thus far in the group stage. The Super Eagles have been the best team in the three games pla [...]
Super Eagles shows strenght in depth with 3-1 victory over Uganda
Nigeria's performances in the ongoing Nations Cup have been phenomenal. After beating Tanzania and Tunisia in matchday one and two, Eric Chelle's side [...]
US launches strikes against Islamic State in Nigeria
The US has launched strikes against militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, where jihadists have long carried out [...]
Gunmen abduct 28 Muslim travellers in central Nigeria
Armed men have kidnapped 28 people travelling to an annual Islamic event in Nigeria's central Plateau state, local police told the BBC.
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All pupils kidnapped from Nigeria Catholic school now free – officials
Nigerian authorities say they have secured the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren and teachers kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school in t [...]
Nigeria: Eric Chelle names 28-man list for AFCON 2025
Nigeria will have enough reasons to go one step further than in the 2023 AFCON. The Super Eagles lost 2-1 to the Ivory Coast in the finals of the 2023 [...]
Pupils abducted from Catholic school in fresh Nigeria attack
An unknown number of pupils have been abducted by armed men from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, the second mass school kidnapping this week.
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