Boko Haram militants attack school in Nigeria, kill 9 pupils

An Indian firm has entered into a partnership with a Nigerian company to introduce a platform meant to drive mobile money services in this oil rich African country. Chief Executive Officer of India-based Estel Technologies Raj Hajela was quoted by ...

MAIDUGURI Suspected Islamists shot dead nine students as they sat an exam in an attack on a private school in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, local people said Tuesday. The attack, in a region that is a stronghold of the Islamist rebel group Boko ...

BELO HORIZONTE- Nnamdi Oduamadi claimed a hat-trick as Nigeria shook off the jet lag to thrash minnows Tahiti 6-1 in their opening Confederations Cup game in Belo Horizonte on Monday. The African champions only arrived in Brazil 36 hours before the ...

Tahiti suffered a 6-1 thrashing by Nigeria in the Confederations Cup on Monday although the amateurs did find the net as Jonathan Tehau scored at both ends when they made their debut in a major tournament. Tehau, a delivery driver back home, became the first ...

Maiduguri - Suspected Islamist extremists have attacked a secondary school and military checkpoint in Nigeria's north-east, leaving 11 people dead including seven students, the military said on Monday. Details were sketchy and the information ...

The rebel group has driven 19 000 rice farmers from their land, while a military crackdown is preventing thousands more from working their fields. More Coverage The evictions and military crackdown has raised fears of imminent food shortages, ...

Print: Jun 19, 2013 Last Modfied: Jun 19, 2013 BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL Nigeria rolled to a 6-1 victory at the Confederations Cup on Monday over Tahiti, which was making its debut at a major FIFA tournament. Nnamdi Oduamadi scored a hat trick ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities dropped charges on Tuesday against eight Russian sailors suspected of trafficking arms, their lawyer said, but another seven will face trial. The 15 Russian sailors were charged with illegally bringing weapons ...

MAIDUGURI - Suspected Islamist militants opened fire on a school in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing nine students, witnesses and a medical worker said, the second deadly attack on schools in three days. Witness Ibrahim ...