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Nigeria's Tinubu gets his turn as president, familiar problems await

Nigeria's Tinubu gets his turn as president, familiar problems await

Bola Tinubu to be sworn in as Nigeria's president under the pressure to quickly improve economic and security conditions.
Mon May 29 2023
Nigerian gunmen kidnap 60 in latest attack in the northwest

Nigerian gunmen kidnap 60 in latest attack in the northwest

They took mostly women who were observing Mawlid, a celebration of Prophet Muhammad's birthday, residents said.
Fri Nov 25 2022
Death toll rises to 40 in church attack in Nigeria

Death toll rises to 40 in church attack in Nigeria

Sixty-one others wounded in the brutal attack are being treated in local hospitals
Thu Jun 09 2022
About 200 dead in attacks in northwest Nigeria, residents say

About 200 dead in attacks in northwest Nigeria, residents say

The people were killed during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week.
Sun Jan 09 2022
Factbox: The violence and insecurity affecting Nigeria

Factbox: The violence and insecurity affecting Nigeria

Armed gangs that rob and kidnap for ransom, commonly described as "bandits", are active across the northwest.
Sat Mar 13 2021
Gunmen in Nigeria's northwestern Kaduna state kidnap students: Police

Gunmen in Nigeria's northwestern Kaduna state kidnap students: Police

President Muhammadu Buhari said the practice of paying ransoms had encouraged kidnappers.
Fri Mar 12 2021
Boko Haram massacre: What we know so far

Boko Haram massacre: What we know so far

Death toll from the Boko Haram insurgency continues to rise. Here's what you need to know.
Thu Dec 03 2020
Nigeria's president urges end to protests but remains silent on demonstration shooting

Nigeria's president urges end to protests but remains silent on demonstration shooting

Violence in Lagos, Africa's biggest city and the commercial hub of the continent's largest economy, has escalated since Wednesday.
Fri Oct 23 2020
Some schoolgirls are now free - but hundreds more abducted by Boko Haram are still missing

Some schoolgirls are now free - but hundreds more abducted by Boko Haram are still missing

Residents say more than 500 have been kidnapped. They've submitted the names of the missing to local authorities, but families have yet to receive a response.
Mon May 08 2017
Nigeria exchanges 82 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram for prisoners

Nigeria exchanges 82 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram for prisoners

Switzerland and the International Committee of the Red Cross helped secure the 82 girls in "lengthy negotiations", the presidency said on its Twitter account.
Sun May 07 2017
The growing horror in a city where 500 children were kidnapped by Boko Haram

The growing horror in a city where 500 children were kidnapped by Boko Haram

The militants had carried off 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, a kidnapping that became the subject of a global campaign known by the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
Wed Apr 26 2017
Chibok girl recalls miracle release by Boko Haram as reunited with family

Chibok girl recalls "miracle" release by Boko Haram as reunited with family

During their time in captivity the girls were encouraged to convert to Islam and to marry their kidnappers, with some whipped for not doing so.
Sun Dec 25 2016
Nigeria's Buhari says army has captured key Boko Haram camp

Nigeria's Buhari says army has captured key Boko Haram camp

Boko Haram has killed 15,000 people and displaced more than two million during a seven-year insurgency to create an Islamic state governed by a strict interpretation of sharia law.
Sun Dec 25 2016
Nigerians look east to China for business, opportunity

Nigerians look east to China for business, opportunity

Iyayi isn't alone in being able to reap the benefits of knowing a language that few of his compatriots speak, given Nigeria's historic preference for learning European tongues such as French.
Wed Jun 22 2016
58 die in Nigeria suicide bomb attacks

58 die in Nigeria suicide bomb attacks

Two female suicide bombers killed at least 58 at a camp for people made homeless by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria.
Wed Feb 10 2016
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections

Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024