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Nigeria to clampdown on illegal sale of laughing gas
Add a CommentNigeria’s drug law enforcement agency has ordered an immediate crackdown on the illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide – also known as laughing gas. In a statement on their website, the head of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, … Read more →
Ekweremadu: ‘I’m scared, can’t return to Nigeria’, Victim begs for stay in UK
Add a CommentDavid Nwamini, the would-be kidney donor in the organ trafficking case that sent Nigerian Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, to jail, has said he wants to remain and work in the UK, as “they could arrest me or kill me in … Read more →
UK red list Ghana, Nigeria for health workers’ recruitment
Add a CommentGhana is now among the list of 54 countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers in the United Kingdom. The announcement was made by the UK government in its revised code of … Read more →
20 Ghanaian fishermen jailed in Nigeria for trafficking marijuana
Add a CommentOn Thursday a Federal High Court in Lagos State sentenced 20 Ghanaian fishermen to one-year imprisonment for transporting marijuana from Ghana to Nigeria. They were found guilty of the charges of conspiracy and unlawful transportation of the substance. The fishermen … Read more →
Gunmen kill 50 Catholic worshippers in Nigeria
Add a CommentGunmen have killed worshippers in a church in Ondo, south-west Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. He added that “only fiends from the nether region” could have done this. The armed men entered St Francis Catholic church in the town … Read more →
Nigeria arrests four people over alleged cannibalism
Add a CommentPolice in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara say they have arrested four people allegedly involved in cannibalism and selling human organs – a rare phenomenon in the region. The suspects were arrested after detectives found a corpse in an … Read more →
BoG, NIB probe man busted with 656 ATM cards from Nigeria and Ghana
Add a CommentA team of financial experts from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is assisting the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to investigate how a 42-year-old man, Bachir Musa Aminou, illegally acquired 656 ATM cards connected to nine banks for trans-border business. The … Read more →
Nigeria to license social media firms
Add a CommentNigeria is planning to license social media companies that intend to operate within its territory. Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, made this known in the wake of Twitter’s suspension. He did not give a deadline for the licensing of social media … Read more →
Many missing feared dead as boat sinks in Nigeria
Add a CommentDozens of people are missing feared dead in north-western Nigeria after a boat carrying about 200 broke in two and sank in a river, officials say. Most passengers were women and children travelling from Niger state to neighbouring Kebbi state. … Read more →
More than 1,800 prisoners escape in Nigeria
Add a CommentMore than 1,800 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria after it was attacked by gunmen, officials say. The attackers reportedly entered the prison yard in the south-eastern town of Owerri by using explosives to blast the administrative block. … Read more →
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