NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two men pleaded guilty in an online dating scheme where a Kentucky woman was scammed out of more than $750,000. Kahad A. Wuupini, of Seattle, Washington, and Thomas D. Inkoom, of…
In Lagos State and other government hospitals, Nigerians are in hospital after being poisoned by hydroxychloroquine, an unproven drug that U.S. President Donald Trump is touting as a possible cure for the novel coronavirus. Nigerian…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities on Friday confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa as the outbreak spread to a region with some of the world’s weakest health systems. The…
Weapons that have been used in intercommunal violence that has killed thousands of people in northern Nigeria have been trafficked from Ivory Coast, Libya, and Turkey, according to a new report by the Conflict Armament…
The Minister of Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika, has said that no foreign airline operator will henceforth be allowed to treat Nigerian travelers with disdain. Sirika made the declaration on Saturday in Abuja in a statement…
Imo State Police command has revealed that musician, Duncan Mighty, was arrested on Saturday over allegation of fraud and not kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The Port Harcourt-based singer was initially rumored to have been kidnapped…
In a dramatic fashion, operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, on Friday, forcefully re-arrested the convener of RevolutionNow protest and pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare (aka Mandate). Operatives of…
Nigerian activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore was dramatically re-arrested Friday just hours after being freed on bail, in a case that has raised questions over free speech in the country. Sowore, who is the publisher…
A bronze statue that was looted from what is now Nigeria more than a century ago will be returned, Cambridge University in Britain says. The cockerel was taken in 1897 from the Court of Benin…
Unemployed Nigerians residing in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria may soon find themselves gainfully employed. This is because the Eko Job Center, a private public partnership recruitment and employment initiative has been launched in the nation’s commercial…