‘Unusually high’ deaths of elderly people in Nigeria raise queries
There have been reports of hundreds of unexplained deaths across northern Nigeria in recent weeks – including in the populous state of Kano.
Buhari orders lockdown in Kano state amid ‘mysterious deaths’
Testing for coronavirus in the state started two weeks ago, but was suspended briefly after the contamination of a laboratory.
Nigeria announces two-week lockdown in main cities
President Buhari said everybody would have to stay at home, all businesses and offices would have to close.
Nigeria’s Buhari to comply with Trump’s new visa rules
Citizens from Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar are also barred from certain types of US visas.
Trump travel ban may include 4 African countries
Ban will not be a blanket one for all the listed countries but will be on specific types of visas, such as business or visitor visas.
Nigerian President Buhari ‘floors’ Anthony Joshua
President Buhari is in London for the first UK-Africa Investment Summit, which is being held on 20 January.
Nigeria’s first lady returns amid rumours Buhari plans to wed fellow politician
Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari has returned to the country after two months abroad, telling reporters when she arrived on Saturday that “fake news” was a scourge that will “lead us to something unimaginable”. While away, Mrs Buhari had been on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia and spent time in the UK. On her return, the […]