Tag: Nigeria
Four suicide bombings kill at least 32 in Borno state over the weekend
In Nigeria, 32 people were killed in a series of suicide attacks carried out on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June by female suicide bombers in the town of Gwoza,…
18 dead in suicide attacks in Nigeria
share-arrowShare unsaveSave At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously injured in multiple suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. The targets of the attacks: A wedding, a funeral…
At least 18 people killed in suicide attacks at a wedding, funeral and hospital in Nigeria | News in brief
The suicide bombers are suspected to have been female. At least 18 people have been killed and 30 injured in attacks by suicide bombers on Saturday in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno…
ECOWAS proposes the establishment of a “standby force” to fight against terrorism
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is putting its “standby force” project back on the table to now essentially fight terrorism. Details have leaked from the meeting between…
Several dead after several explosions in Nigeria
At least 18 people are said to have died and 30 injured in Borno, Nigeria, local emergency services confirm, according to Reuters. The suspected suicide bomber attacks are said to…
UK financial justice seeks to pursue former Glencore employees
In the Glencore affair, a large-scale corruption scandal, a new stage is looming on the United Kingdom side. The raw materials giant has already pleaded guilty and admitted to massive…
the imbroglio around the Emir of Kano continues
In Nigeria, at the end of May, the local governor, a member of the opposition, reinstalled former emir Lamido Sanusi on the throne. He was ousted in 2020 by the…
the UFC offers itself the “African derby” with the Du Plessis-Adesanya clash
The South African Dricus du Plessis, recent UFC world champion, will face the Nigerian Israel Adesanya, ex-champion, for a poster which was highly anticipated. For the first time in history,…
power cuts due to heavy dependence on Nigerian gas
While Ghanaians have been experiencing power cuts for months, the country’s electricity operators have announced three weeks of increased disruptions due to “maintenance work” in Nigeria. Nigeria indeed supplies gas…
African sport: couch hell?
An often mocked phenomenon, superstition in sport is very widespread. Spells, washings and voodoo rituals of disenchantment occupy the lives of all African athletes. But why are there so few…