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Ex-Nigerian president dies at a clinic in London

Muhammadu Buhari, a former Nigerian military ruler who went on to become the nation's first opposition candidate to win a presidential election, has died. He was 82.Buhari died on Sunday afternoon at a clinic in London, his spokesman Garba…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 21:12hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter

Nigerian man in court over forged Zimbabwe spousal permits

A 52-year-old Nigerian national, Kelechi Godwin, has appeared before the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court facing four counts of fraud after allegedly forging spousal documents to obtain Zimbabwean residency permits over several years.According …

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:12hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe coach targets upset against Nigeria in World Cup qualifier

Zimbabwe's head coach, Michael Nees, is aiming for a historic upset when the Warriors take on the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium …

Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 08:08hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter

Nigerians buying South African bank

The Bidvest Group has placed Bidvest Bank as a discontinued operation in its latest financial results ahead of the bank's sale to Nigerian giant Access Bank.In its results for the six months ended 31 December 2024, the group said that its …

Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 16:34hrs | 2030 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's MRP rallies behind Nigeria's Yoruba people's secession lobby

Zimbabwe's Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), which advocates for the secession of Matabeleland and the Midlands from Zimbabwe to restore a Mthwakazi State, has expressed its support for Nigeria's Yoruba tribe, which is pushing for the establ…

Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 22:33hrs | 472 | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwean Bishop denies Nigeria arrest and deportation claims

Bishop Eben Kanukayi Nhiwatiwa of the United Methodist Church (UMC) denied recent reports that he was arrested in Nigeria. He explained that, instead, he was being protected by Nigerian authorities from a factional group within the church.…

Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 15:37hrs | 912 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean bishop deported from Nigeria

Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa of the United Methodist Church Zimbabwe was arrested and subsequently deported from Nigeria while on a mission to oversee the election of a new church leader. The incident took place in Yola, Adamawa State, wh…

Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:46hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean bishop arrested in Nigeria

The wrangling in the United Methodist Church, Nigeria, has again taken a different dimension as a Zimbabwean bishop of the church, Eben K. Nhiwatiwa, was reported to have been arrested in Nigeria.Nhiwatiwa who was in Nigeria to meet with t…

Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 17:46hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter

South African beauty contestant faces xenophobic backlash over Nigerian heritage

Chidimma Adetshina, a 23-year-old law student from Soweto, has recently found herself at the epicentre of a heated national debate, exposing a persistent strain of xenophobia within South African society. As one of the contestants for the …

Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 18:31hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter

Nigerian embassy in South Africa warns citizens against 'riotous' celebrations in AFCON clash

The Nigerian embassy in South Africa has warned citizens living in that country to avoid any wild celebrations of a possible AFCON semi-final triumph after veiled threats have been issued against the West Africans ahead of an epic clash be…

Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 17:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Brito's selection cast doubts on the Warriors ambitions

THE decision by interim coach, Baltemar Brito to include untested and largely inactive foreign-based youngsters for the crucial 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Nigeria in Kigali this month has cast doubts on the Warriors …

Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:38hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Nigerian president hikes wages to avert looming strike

Nigeria's leader increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors of Africa's largest economy.Low-grade workers w…

Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 09:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu warned against attacking Niger

Usman Yusuf, a vocal Nigerian professor of Haematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, has warned President Bola Tinubu not to get entangled in a messy proxy geopolitical war between Nato and Russia in Niger following a recent dr…

Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 08:47hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Niger: Calls for mass recruitment of volunteers to counter Nigerian military invasion

Nigeriens are preparing for a possible invasion by countries in the region, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation's democratically elected president.Residents in the capital, Niamey, are calling for the mass recruitment of …

Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:59hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

French puppet's military action in Niger rejected by Nigeria's Senate

The Senate has rejected an option of military operations in the Nigeria's neighbouring Niger Republic, however, calling on the ECOWAS Parliament and other leaders to condemn the coup d'etat in the country.According to the Nigerian Senate, …

Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 20:29hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Deported Nigerian journalist who wanted to enter Zimbabwe was using Ghananian documents

PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba, has defended the deportation of Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin, saying he was an "agent provocateur."Hundeyin said he was detained on Wednesday at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport a…

Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Nigerian journalist deported from Zimbabwe in visa row

A Nigerian journalist, author and activist has told of his hell after he was detained for 13 hours at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, before being ordered to board a flight back to his country.David Hundeyin said authoriti…

Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 08:51hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Nigerian billionaire's US$1 billion Zimbabwean mining deals stall

NIGERIAN oil and gas billionaire Benedict Peters' massive investment plans to shell out over US$1 billion into a local platinum mining project and more into lithium, iron ore, tin, gold and rare earth minerals are stalling amid panic in go…

Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 13:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Nigerian man discovers Lake Leicester in UK

A NIGERIAN man living in the United Kingdom has been hailed on online platforms after saying he discovered a lake in Leicester in the United Kingdom, as part of dismantling colonial narratives.According to the United States of Africa, a no…

Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 16:50hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Tinubu declared winner of Nigeria's presidential election

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared winner of Nigeria's presidential election early Wednesday and soon after thanked his supporters and appealed to his rivals who are already demanding a revote in Africa's most populous nation.…

Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

5 Games that people of Nigeria love to play

Nigeria is one of those countries that has a diverse, rich, and immersive culture. There are many benefits of having such a diverse culture that you will find all sorts of people in such countries. Games are very popular in the country and…

Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 16:01hrs | 43 | by Styaff Writer

Nigerian record label signs Zimbabwean hip-hop artiste

SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean RnB/hip-hop artiste Bryan "C Bryan" Chidembo has signed a one-year record deal with Nigerian label Immortal Music Empire to handle his music deals.The Unonzani singer told NewsDay Life &amp; Style that cli…

Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

10 Top Takeaways from the August 2020 Protein Challenge Webinar

The disruption precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic has driven the world virtual. Digital meetings and webinars (seminars on the web) are now the new normal.While there are now webinars for all sorts of issues, the Protein Challenge We…

Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 20:29hrs | 33 | by Staff Reporter

Nigerians to leave South Africa on Friday

Nigerians living in South Africa have been offered to voluntary leave the country with the assistance of the Nigerian Embassy in South Africa. Aljazeera Senior journalist Haru Mutasa reported that "Nigeria is set to begin a voluntary repat…

Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 11:25hrs | 116 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Nigerian lawmakers flee chamber after snake falls from roof

Lawmakers in the south-western Nigerian state of Ondo abandoned their session on Thursday as a snake dropped from the roof, local media are reporting.Members were about to begin the business of the day when the snake dropped from a hole in…

Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:11hrs | 3 | by BBC

Fuel truck blaze kills 'nine' in Nigeria

A petrol tanker has caught fire in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, killing at least nine people, officials say.More than 50 vehicles, including five buses, were set ablaze after the truck lost control and spilled its contents on a busy moto…

Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:45hrs | 5 | by BBC

What I Learnt From Iceland Versus Nigeria

1. Iceland's Costly Change Of Game Plan Against Argentina, Iceland deployed an altar - defensive game plan which netrualised Lionel Messi  (one of the greatest players on the planet) and his star - studded team. Very few people would …

Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 13:00hrs | 4 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi

Charred remains of literacy in Nigeria

Sixty-five million Nigerians are illiterates, according to UNESCO. Nevertheless, the year has been moderately fine for Nigeria, having fared favorably in enviable awards, such as ranking big as the world's 148th Least Corrupt Country, and …

Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 12:22hrs | 4 | by Nimi Princewill

T.B Joshua: Christianity needs a human face

On a recent visit to Latin America, I was shocked by the responses I got from locals each time I introduced myself as a Nigerian. Among the eight countries I visited in the past five years, there was no where I visited that people did not …

Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 11:07hrs | 2 | by Akintola Olawunmi

President Zuma has a crush in Nigeria, and it isn't female!

Somewhere in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, a fancy statue of President Jacob Zuma poses in elegance, despite widespread condemnation of the romantic gesture by the Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, who appears to be quite star-struck by th…

Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 07:28hrs | | by Nimi Princewill

Nigeria celebrates 57 years of independence in dependence

Over five decades ago, Nigeria had begun her final rites of passage from an adolescent colony of the British to a sovereign adult nation. Seemed like a whole lot of responsibility, but not such the excited leaders at that time couldn't han…

Published: 02 Oct 2017 at 09:36hrs | | by Nimi Princewill

Nigeria's ex-Aviation minister reveals those behind 'bombing' of Prophet T.B. Joshua's church part 2

Nigeria's Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has unleashed another shocking revelation in the unfolding saga surrounding the deadly implosion of a guest house within The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos, Nigeri…

Published: 07 Jun 2017 at 19:13hrs | 6 | by Ihechukwu Njoku

Prophet T.B. Joshua, please don't go!

TEMITOPE Balogun Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, is undeniably a global brand. His Emmanuel TV is watched by millions across the world. Joshua recently made headlines when he announced his intention to immigrate to Is…

Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 17:37hrs | 2 | by Obadiah Mailafia

T.B. Joshua: Murder in the Church

A few weeks ago, I tweeted that I would write an essay about the bombing of a building at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN, a church founded by Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua. Though I have been writing essays and contributing t…

Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 21:05hrs | 4 | by Femi Fani-Kayode

SA's 'snake pastor' in Nigeria

A self-styled prophet who caused controversy in South Africa in 2015 after being accused of making people eat snakes, rats and hair has appeared at a service hosted by popular Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua in LagosMr Joshua has tweeted …

Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 13:14hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

SHOCKING VIDEO: 'Demons Tremble Before TB Joshua!'

A shocking video clip released on T.B. Joshua's 'Emmanuel TV' YouTube channel purporting to show hordes of demon-possessed attendees in his church receiving 'deliverance' has evoked controversy.The clip, which was released almost simultane…

Published: 01 Apr 2017 at 17:27hrs | 24 | by Ihechukwu Njoku

Nigerians furious over Big Brother Naija's SA location

NIGERIANS are furious that the Big Brother Naija reality show is being filmed in South Africa.Organisers of the show - M-Net and Endemol have come under heavy criticism as Nigerians are angered by the fact that, beside the host Ebuka Obi-U…

Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 05:54hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter

Nigerian police raid investigative news website's office

Lagos, Nigeria, January 19, 2017-Nigerian authorities should drop all charges against Dapo Olorunyomi, publisher of the news website Premium Times, and Evelyn Okakwu, who covers the judiciary for the website, the Committee to Protect Journ…

Published: 20 Jan 2017 at 00:26hrs | 6 | by CPJ

The seemingly cool gay practice

Years ago, I always muttered to myself that if I ever applied for visa to any of the countries that endorsed the Gay Rights, or granted freedom to gays in whatever dimension and at the visa interview, the question about my personal view co…

Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 14:42hrs | 3 | by Nimi Princewill. Twitter: @princewill_nimi

Facebook CEO 'Mark Zuckerberg' goes to Nigeria

LONDON - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to visit the Yaba technology hub in Lagos, meet with developers and partners, and explore Nollywood.Zuckerberg i…

Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 20:52hrs | 731 | by APO

Escaped Nigerian girl misses her Boko Haram 'husband'

Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) - Escaped Chibok girl Amina Ali Nkeki says she misses her Boko Haram fighter husband and is still thinking about him three months after escaping the militants' camp.Amina Ali, who was held hostage by the terrorist grou…

Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 07:21hrs | 34 | by CNN

Open letter to Sahara News

Dear Sahara News Righteous anger and an overwhelming sense of disappointment are the motivating factors for the origination of this article. What brought about these strong emotions is the most profane claim to journalism that I have ever …

Published: 04 Jun 2015 at 08:18hrs | 5 | by Nicole Hondo

Nigerian election - ZEC must shape up or ship out

Running a smooth, credible, free and fair election can never be rocket science unless one has something to hide. Nigeria's recent election where opposition's Muhammadu Buhari beat incumbent Goodluck Jonathan who was quick to concede defeat…

Published: 01 Apr 2015 at 06:23hrs | | by Moses Chamboko

Yoruba groups rejoice with T.B. Joshua over award

The Alliance of Pan-Yoruba Groups (APAYO) have lauded the recent announcement declaring Pastor T.B. Joshua as the 'Yoruba Man Of The Year'.  In a statement titled 'The Goldfish Has No Hiding Place' published in Nigeria's Punch newspap…

Published: 22 Feb 2015 at 12:35hrs | 2 | by Ihechukwu Njoku

TB Joshua named 'Man of the Decade' in Nigeria

One the most popular televangelists in Zimbabwe, Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua, has been named the 'Yoruba man of the decade'.  Joshua, who is well known in Zimbabwe due to the fame of his Christian television station Emmanuel TV, rece…

Published: 20 Feb 2015 at 17:42hrs | 7 | by Ihechukwu Njoku

Goodluck Jonathan calls for US help as Boko Haram invade city

Kano - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan appealed for more US help in fighting Boko Haram, as the Islamists struck again on Saturday and called for a boycott of upcoming general elections.The head of state for the first time claimed di…

Published: 15 Feb 2015 at 10:53hrs | 4 | by AFP

There's No need for more oil wells in Nigeria

Nnimmo Bassey, an award-winning environmentalist, is one of Africa's leading campaigners, particularly for his work in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region. Mr. Bassey was a human rights advocate in the 1980s. He was imprisoned many times…

Published: 29 May 2014 at 19:25hrs | | by Yemisi Akinbobola

Africa rescue our daughters from Boko Haram

It is now more than a month since the Boko Haram extremist group kidnapped more than two hundred (200) girls at a school in Nigeria and African leaders have failed to take any action meant to rescue those unfortunate girls at the time when…

Published: 16 May 2014 at 11:06hrs | 2 | by Mukachana Hanyani

Mugabe's Nigeria utterances undiplomatic, costly

President Robert Mugabe's utterances describing Zimbabwe's corruption as equal to that of Nigeria and its citizens puts the country in awkward position with other countries. Nigerians found Mugabe's comments distasteful prompting its gover…

Published: 17 Apr 2014 at 11:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Nigeria summons Zim envoy over Mugabe's corruption comments

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday summoned the Zimbabwean Head of Chancery over remarks credited to President Robert Mugabe, which depicted Nigerians as very corrupt people.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Zimbabwea…

Published: 10 Apr 2014 at 19:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

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