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Nigeria Coach Accuses DR Congo of ‘Voodoo’ After FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Loss

Nigeria Coach Accuses DR Congo of ‘Voodoo’ After FIFA World Cup 2026...

Coach Eric Chelle said a member of the DR Congo team "did some voodoo, every time, every time, every time"

18 Nov 2025 12:32 PM IST

Responding to Trump, Nigeria Says No Tolerance for Religious Persecution

Responding to Trump, Nigeria Says No Tolerance for Religious...

Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar says government upholds religious freedom, urges the world not to ‘create another Sudan’

5 Nov 2025 1:23 AM IST

Trump Threatens Nigeria With Potential Military Action, Escalates Claim Of Christian Persecution

Trump Threatens Nigeria With Potential Military Action, Escalates...

The warning came after Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu earlier on Saturday pushed back on Trump announcing a day...

2 Nov 2025 3:02 PM IST

At Least 100 Feared Dead in Northwest Nigeria Gold Mine Collapse, Locals Say

At Least 100 Feared Dead in Northwest Nigeria Gold Mine Collapse,...

The pit at the Kadauri mining site in the Maru local government area caved in on Thursday while scores of artisanal...

26 Sept 2025 11:03 PM IST

More than 40 Missing in Nigeria Boat Accident

More than 40 Missing in Nigeria Boat Accident

Boat accidents are common on Nigeria's poorly regulated waterways due to overcrowding and poor maintenance

18 Aug 2025 8:01 AM IST

Fan Violence Casts Shadow Over Nigerian Football League

Fan Violence Casts Shadow Over Nigerian Football League

Temitope was attacked after he had scored in the 3-2 loss away to Nasarawa United last month in the Nigeria Professional...

12 May 2025 11:39 AM IST

Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people

Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people

Abuja: At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency...

19 Jan 2025 8:06 AM IST

21 killed in vigilante gang ambush in Nigeria

21 killed in vigilante gang ambush in Nigeria

At least 21 government militiamen were killed in an ambush by criminal gangs in Nigeria's northwest Katsina state,...

11 Jan 2025 5:20 PM IST

More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year: report

More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year: report

ABUJA: More than 33 million Nigerians face hunger next year, the number rising sharply as soaring food prices exacerbate...

9 Nov 2024 1:17 AM IST

At least 100 people killed in central Burkina Faso in latest jihadi attack

At least 100 people killed in central Burkina Faso in latest jihadi...

Villagers in the Barsalogho commune which is 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the capital city were helping security forces...

26 Aug 2024 7:29 PM IST

More than a dozen African migrants dead, over 150 missing after their boat capsized on way to Europe

More than a dozen African migrants dead, over 150 missing after their...

There were 300 migrants on the boat that capsized on Monday near the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, and 120 have been...

25 July 2024 3:08 PM IST

Nigeria Fines Meta $220 Million for Violations

Nigeria Fines Meta $220 Million for 'Violations'

LAGOS: Nigeria has issued a $220 million fine against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, for "multiple...

20 July 2024 6:46 PM IST