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Nearly 14,000 Nigerians take Shell to court over devastating impact of pollution
People from Niger delta areas of Ogale and Bille seeking justice in London’s high court
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Biafra: the independence movement once again calling Nigeria’s unity into question
In this article we explain what is going on in Biafra; after that, we feature an interview with John Campbell, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and US Ambassador to Nigeria from 2004 to 2007.
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17-year-old Nigerian Will get 19 Scholarship Presents Price $5m From US, Canadian Universities
Victory Yinka-Banjo is gaining academic strides as a 17-year-old who received acceptance and full-ride scholarships from several Ivy League universities in both the United States and Canada. The Nigerian native talks about how she feels about her accomplishments.
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From trash to treasure: The Nigerians recycling waste into wealth
As the world struggles to manage its waste, residents of Ibadan present alternative ways to recycle.
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A local Nigerian Fisherman captured a Blue Marlin Fish reportedly worth $2.6 million but ate it with his friends.
A local Nigerian fisherman is making rounds on social media for eating a Blue Marlin fish reportedly worth $.26million (N1.2b) moments after it was captured.
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How Africa's largest city is staying afloat
The most populous city in Africa is also one of its most vulnerable to inundation. To stay above water, everything from its architecture to its transport may have to change.
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Nigeria school attack: Hundreds missing in Katsina after raid by gunmen
Hundreds of students are feared missing after gunmen raided a secondary school in north-western Nigeria. The attackers arrived on motorbikes and started shooting into the air, causing people to flee, witnesses said. They targeted the Government Science Secondary School - where more than 800 students are said to reside - in Katsina state on Friday evening.
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Pfizer to pay £50m after deaths of Nigerian children in drug
A divorce case was all that passed for excitement at Richard P Altschuler's "kinda small" lawyer's office in West Haven, Connecticut, when the phone rang nine years ago. On the other end of the line, a world away in the heat of Nigeria, was Etigwe Uwo, a young lawyer with "an incredible story about Pfizer". The Lagos attorney was going to take on the largest pharmaceutical company in the world in an unprecedented class action pitting African parents against an American corporate giant. And he needed help.
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Outrage as Nigeria sentences 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy
Child rights agency UNICEF has condemned the sentencing of a 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy in northern Nigeria. Omar Farouq was convicted in a Sharia court in Kano State in northwest Nigeria after he was accused of using foul language toward Allah in an argument with a friend.
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NSFW Glo Ghana Shortcodes - Ultimate List [2020 Review] - Tech Ne Sika
To help you use your sim, we have compiled a list of Glo Ghana shortcodes. This includes shortcodes on how to load, borrow and share Glo Ghana airtime.
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A man was sentenced to death via video conferencing in Nigeria
Condemnation has sparked in Nigeria after a man was sentenced to death via Zoom, the popular video conferencing app on May 4. Human rights groups are calling this ruling as "inhumane", reports CNN. At a virtual court hearing on Monday, Olalekan Hameed was found guilty of murdering his mother's employer in 2018 and was sentenced to death by hanging.
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Release notes: Nigerian English | Oxford English Dictionary
My English-speaking is rooted in a Nigerian experience and not in a British or American or Australian one. I have taken ownership of English. This is how acclaimed Nigerian writer...
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First men go on trial under Nigeria's anti-homosexuality laws
All 47 men deny offence of same-sex displays of affection, which carries 10-year jail term
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Top 7 Ways To Buy Ethereum in Nigeria in 2019 - BlockNewsAfrica
This guide looks at the top 7 exchanges that allow you to buy Ethereum in Nigeria in 2019 with BuyCoins Africa, Luno, CoinCola, Paxful, bitfxt and Quidax.
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Top 15 Ways To Buy Bitcoin In Nigeria in 2019 - BlockNewsAfrica
In this guide, you will discover how you can buy bitcoin (BTC) in Nigeria on the country’s most reputable Naira (NGN) to Bitcoin (BTC) exchange platforms.
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500 shackled children freed from third Islamic boarding school in north Nigeria
Police have freed hundreds of manacled boys from a madrassa in northern Nigeria for the third time in a month, raising fears of systemic torture and sexual abuse in the region’s Islamic schools.
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Africa set to be declared polio free as Nigeria marks three years without the disease
Nigeria is set to mark three years since it saw its last case of polio on Wednesday – an important landmark on the road to official eradication of this deadly childhood disease.
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Cursed and Sold
Virtually all the Nigerian women forced into prostitution in Germany were bound to their madams through a bizarre voodoo curse. One year ago, the spiritual leader Oba Ewuare II issued a countercurse in the hope of putting a stop to human-trafficking in the region. Has it helped? A visual story by Alexander Epp and Olaf Heuser.
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The 'angel' who secretly pays patients' hospital bills
In Nigeria, very few medical services are free of charge, and if you can't pay your hospital bill you may not be allowed to leave. Who will help? In this deeply religious society, many stranded patients hope for divine intervention. Zeal Akaraiwai does not have the wings of an angel - he has a sleek black Mercedes, all purring engine and deep leather seats. This 40-something financial consultant - trim and neat - steps out of his car in a potholed government hospital car park in Lagos.
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Nigeria is turning to renewables to meet the energy demands of a growing population
In response to a soaring population and energy crisis, Nigeria invests $20 billion in Solar Power.
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