Nigeria has #MeToo moment after popular pastor is accused of rape

By Reuters,

A rape accusation against a popular pastor in Nigeria has prompted a new #MeToo movement on social media with women sharing stories of sexual assault ...

#Metoo

Passenger opens plane emergency exit, mistaking it for the toilet

By CNN,

A passenger on a UK-Pakistan flight at Manchester Airport caused severe delays after opening the emergency exit door in an attempt to reach the bathro...

Pakistan International Airlines

Nigeria’s Buhari kicks off challenge-filled second term with low-key inauguration

By Reuters,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at a low-key inauguration ceremony in which he surprised many by not d...

Boko Haram , Nigeria , President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria’s Buhari starts a second term packed with challenges

By Reuters,

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at the helm a country struggling with a sluggish economy and a deca...

Nigeria President Buhari

Look who’s back; “Prodigal son” Bitok returns home

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) is keen on working with the Rwanda national men’s volleyball team coach team Paul Bitok who is s...

Kenya Volleyball Federation , Paul Bitok , Rwanda , Volleyball , Waithaka Kioni

Citizen TV journalist Dorcas Wangira wins prestigious Michael Elliott Award

By Wangui Ngechu,

Citizen TV’s Dorcas Wangira has been named winner of the 2019 Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. Her story 'The App an...

Dorcas Wangira

‘We have become social pariahs’: A Chibok mother’s anguish five years on

By CNN,

On 14 April 2014, Boko Haram, the violent extremist group operating in the Lake Chad region, abducted 276 girls from their school dormitory in north-e...

Boko Haram , Chibok , lake chad , Nigeria

Millions in Nigeria lack access to clean water

By VOA,

A survey conducted by Nigeria’s Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF shows millions of households in Nigeria do not have access to clean water sources. W...

Nigeria

Buhari re-elected as Nigerian president, rival plans legal challenge

By Reuters,

President Muhammadu Buhari has won a second term in Nigeria, the election board said on Wednesday, but his main rival planned a fraud challenge after ...

atiku abubakar , Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria

Nigeria’s Buhari wins second term as president

By Reuters,

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer, a t...

buhari nigeria , buihari , Nigeria election

Nigeria’s Buhari extends lead in election count as death toll mounts

By Reuters,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari extended his early election lead on Tuesday based on official results from a third of the country’s districts as...

Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria

Nigerian election’s early tally puts Buhari ahead; opposition rejects it

By Reuters,

President Muhammadu Buhari took an early lead on Monday in initial official results from Nigeria’s presidential election, but the party of his main ...

Observers say several killed in Nigeria poll violence

By Reuters,

As many as 35 people were killed in election violence in Nigeria civil society groups said on Sunday after voters went to the polls in a tight preside...

atiku abubakar , Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria

Nigeria’s president and main rival confident as polls close

By Gloria Magudha,

Nigeria began counting votes in Saturday’s closely-fought presidential election although the electoral commission extended voting in some places whe...

atiku abubakar , Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria

Attacks reported in Nigeria before polls open; president votes

By VOA,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was among the first to cast a ballot in his hometown of Daura when the polls opened Saturday for the country’s d...

Nigeria

Exclusive: Nigeria hits oil majors with billions in back taxes

By Reuters,

Nigeria has ordered foreign oil and gas companies to pay nearly $20 billion in taxes it says are owed to local states, industry and government sources...

Nigeria , Oil , taxes

Parties to resume campaigns after Nigeria poll postponement

By Reuters,

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday accused Nigeria’s electoral commission of incompetence over its organization of a national election as the main...

Boko Haram , Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria

Army to be ‘ruthless’ against tampering in Nigeria’s postponed vote – Buhari

By Reuters,

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday warned that anyone trying to tamper with Nigeria’s postponed vote risked their lives and accused the electoral ...

APC party , atiku abubakar , Nigeria election , President Muhammadu Buhari

Telkom ring youngsters for trials ahead of new season

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) Premier League women champions Telkom will conduct trials on Tuesday as they seek to inject new blood to the team. The tri...

City Park , Kenya Hockey Union , new season , Premier League , Telkom , trilas , women champions

Former US President Bill Clinton cancels trip to Nigeria ahead of elections

By CNN,

Former US President Bill Clinton has canceled his trip to Nigeria ahead of Saturday's general elections, saying the visit could be "politicized." C...

Bill Clinton , Nigeria election