Nigeria: People turn to throw-away rice for food as cost of living soars
As the rising cost of living continues to bite, many in northern Nigeria are turning to rice grains that millers normally reject after processing or sell to farmers to feed their fish. These are referred to in the Hausa language, widely spoken in the north, as afafata, which means “battling” because they are literally a […]
Man killed by mob for alleged blasphemy
A Muslim man in northern Nigeria has been killed by a mob for alleged blasphemy. Usman Buda, who worked as a butcher at the Sokoto city abattoir, “was mobbed and attacked by some Muslim faithful [who] inflicted serious injuries on him”, Sokoto state police spokesman Ahmad Rufa’i is quoted as saying by the AFP news […]
PROFILE: Meet Yakubu, Nigeria’s ‘Chebukati’
As Nigerians face an important milestone in the history of the country, one of those at the centre of activity is the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu. All eyes are on Yakubu as he presides over a general election that may probably be his last in Nigeria. Yakubu holds a […]
Catholic priest burned to death, another shot in north Nigeria
Gunmen burned a Catholic priest to death and shot and injured his colleague in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, the latest violence raising concerns about security ahead of an election next month. Nigerians will vote for a new president on February 25 but kidnappings for ransom and killings by armed gangs in the north […]
17-year-old boy arrested for impregnating 10 women in Nigeria
A 17-year-old Nigerian boy has been detained by the Rivers State Police Command in Nigeria for allegedly impregnating 10 women. The minor identified as named Noble Uzuchi was arrested alongside four other suspects and ten pregnant girls have also been rescued. This is according to a Nigerian news outlet, PUNCH, which noted that the Rivers […]
At least 10 dead, 60 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria’s Anambra state
At least 10 people have died and another 60 are missing after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s southeastern Anambra state, officials said on Saturday. The vessel, with 85 people on board, capsized amid heavy flooding, trapping the passengers, Thickman Tanimu, zonal coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency, told Reuters. Anambra state Governor Chukwuma Charles […]
Police free dozens from church where they were waiting for return of Jesus
Police in Nigeria have rescued 77 people, including children, from a church where they were confined in the southwestern state of Ondo to witness the return of Jesus Christ. Some of them are believed to have been there for months. A police spokesperson said many of them had been told to expect the Second Coming […]