Nigeria

South African authorities have confiscated yet another US$5.7 million arms money from Nigeria. And this is happening nearly three weeks after seizing $9.3 million in cash transported by two Nigerians and an Israeli for arms purchase. A transaction that the news�sparked outrage in Nigeria after it emerged the private jet ...

The Federal government has declared Monday October 6th and Tuesday October 7th as public holidays to mark the Islamic celebration, Id-El-Kabir

For those who have been mocking the educational system in Nigeria, know it that the Nigerian accent has been voted the 10th most sexiest in the whole world, beating even the American accent. In the over 7,000 languages spoken the world over, the Nigerian accent was adjudged one of the ...

Investigators in South Africa have dismissed Nigerian government’s explanations of the purpose of the $9.3 million cash seized from two Nigerians and an Israeli as �flawed and riddled with discrepancies”. The suspects told South African authorities that the money was meant for the procurement of arms for Nigerian intelligence agencies. ...

13 of 18 Nigerian soldiers who attacked their General Officer Commanding, Major General Ahmed Mohammed at the newly created 7 division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri on May 12th 2014 have been sentenced to death by a military court which sat in Abuja on Monday. Five others were discharged ...

South African police are investigating two Nigerians and an Israeli citizen who tried to bring $9.3 million in cash into the country illegally, a spokesman said on Monday. There were suspicions that the money could be meant for arms. The Nigerians, coming from Abuja, were not identified, according to a ...

Mr Peter Leslie Carter, the deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria who arrived Lagos this yesterday evening,September 2nd reportedly slumped and died shortly after landing at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport. Immediately the man, who arrived on a United Airlines flight slumped, eyewitnesses said many passengers and airport officials took ...

The Super Falconets of Nigeria have lost�the Under 20 Women’s World Cup to Germany. An extra-time winner by Lena Petermann was enough to deny them the FIFA U20 Women World Cup trophy which took place in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium in Canada as they were beaten 1-0. . This is the ...

Davido was turned back last week from Cameroon, for fear of Ebola, which has killed and infected several people in Nigeria. The chartered aircraft of the ‘Skelewu‘ crooner was turned back because flights originating from Nigeria were not cleared to land in that country. ‎A source told NaijaVibe that, his ...

On May 7, 2015, a Nigerian, Chuka Umunna, could make history by becoming the first black Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Born in London in 1978, Chuka was bred in the UK. His late father, Bennett, hailed from Anambra State while his Irish mother, Patricia, is a solicitor. Co-incidentally, ...

Nigeria defeated Korea 6 to 2 in FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 on Thursday to head to the finals. Asisat Oshoala was the star of the event, scoring 4 impressive goals, while Courtney Dike and Uchechi Sunday helped to make the goals 6. Korea scored two through Ri ...

Following the proposal of new 18 states in July by Confab, a new Nigerian map has now been proposed showing the new states. The new map shows the following states Apa from Benue, Edu from Niger Kainji from Kebbi state Katagum from Bauchi, Savannah from Borno, Amana from Adamawa, Gurara ...

Footballer turned pastor,Taribo West has been crowned he soccer star with the worst hairstyle in football history both past and present. World Soccer Talk put together a top 10 list and he took the number one spot .They had this to say : The Nigerian had the worst haircut in ...

An experimental drug developed by a Nigerian in diaspora for the�treatment of Ebola is expected to�arrive the country today, the Minister for Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said. � The drug, called �Nanosilver”, has been approved for use�by the�World Health Organization (WHO) as an experimental treatment ethical in the case of ...

Aliko Dangote has donated N150million to help in the fight of the spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Foundation, Mrs Adhiambo Odaga announced this at a media briefing at the Ministry of Health, Abuja on Monday. She said the money will be ...

A doctor who attended to late Patrick Sawyer at the First Consultant Hospital has been confirmed positive with the Ebola virus. Speaking at a news conference today, the Nigerian Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu said the doctor is currently undergoing treatment at the quarantine centre in Lagos. Prof Onyebuchi ...

Kcee says he was recently embarrassed while on his American tour. According to him, cab drivers questioned him on the fate of the Chibok girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in April. Speaking during a press conference in Opebi, Lagos, earlier in the week, he narrated his experience thus: ...

Mrs Decontee Sawyerr, widow of Late Patrick Sawyerr, the Liberian man who came into Nigeria with the deadly Ebola virus, has said her sick husband risked all to come to Nigeria because he believed so much in the health system here & wanted to be properly diagnosed and treated. She ...

The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Patience Jonathan on arrival at the Gdansk Walesa International Airport on Wednesday 13th August 2014, was pictured greeting officials and aides at a respectable distance with a palm-rubbing acknowledgement. It is being referred as the new way to greet as a ...

It was a cold, dark, lonely night and my mind was racing. I logged on to Twitter so i could get distracted and of course it was the same old drama about sex, hoes and politics been discussed but there was something else this time. A discussion about who the ...