Under-20 World Cup: England to face Chile and Iraq
… winners in their group for the 2013 Under-20 World Cup in Turkey. Egypt, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria are in the semi-finals of the African tournament… Read full story on [...]
March 26, 2013
March 25, 2013
2013 African U-20 Championship finals
2013: Nigeria 0-1 Mali; DR Congo 0-0 Gabon 20/3/2013: Mali 2-1 DR Congo; Gabon 0-1 Nigeria 23/3/2013: Nigeria 3-1 DR Congo; Mali 0-2 Gabon… Read full story on author website [...]
DJ Edu – Destination Africa: Lynxxx, Sef Kombo & Culoe De Song!
Lynxxx from Nigeria joins Edu, plus Sef Kombo in a special live Xtra Talent with guest Culoe De Song. There’s also a brand new no. 1 on the DNA… Read [...]
March 24, 2013
Classic Serial: The Water Babies: A Modern Fairy Tale
… s novel. Young Tomi is part of the UK’s illegal labour market, having been trafficked into the country from Nigeria as a child labourer, but… Read full story on [...]
March 23, 2013
Nigerian town of Ganye hit by deadly attacks
… northern Nigeria since 2010. It is believed to also have a presence in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad. … Read full story on author website »
Oduamadi late strike denies Kenya victory over Nigeria
The African champions Nigeria needed a dramatic equaliser to draw 1-1 with Kenya in their 2014 Group F World Cup qualifier in Calabar. Substitute… Read full story on author website [...]
Up All Night: 23/03/2013
… for several years. He tells us how Mr Achebe’s work covered the biggest transformation of Nigeria, and African society as a whole from imperialism,… Read full story on author [...]
Chinua Achebe: A Hero Returns
… joining Chinua Achebe, the giant of African literature, on a dramatic visit to Nigeria, his home country. The programme was presented by Richard… Read full story on author website [...]
March 22, 2013
Chinua Achebe: Obituary of Nigeria’s renowned author
… had been undermined. Born in 1930 – 30 years before Nigeria’s independence Referred to as the founding father of African literature First novel… Read full story on author website [...]
The finalist from Africa in the ‘What if’ competition
Onuorah Ekene Francis from Nigeria is the finalist from Africa in the BBC’s “What if you had a vision of the future?” competition. Read full story on author website »
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe ‘has died’
… state government has told the BBC. His home state of Anambra, in south-eastern Nigeria, was in mourning for its “illustrious son”, the spokesman,… Read full story on author website [...]
March 21, 2013
Nigeria turn focus to Brazil 2014 as qualifiers resume
African champions Nigeria can take complete command of Group F with a win at home to Kenya on Saturday in the latest round of qualifiers for the… Read full story [...]
Nigeria-Gabon boat capsize: Survivors found
Twenty-nine people have been rescued after a boat carrying about 130 people from Nigeria to Gabon sank, rescue officials say. The vessel was initially… Read full story on author website [...]
March 20, 2013
Nigeria: Rescue effort for capsized Gabon-bound boat
A boat carrying 160 people has capsized off Nigeria’s coast, workers in charge of the rescue effort have said. So far only two people are known… Read full story on [...]
March 19, 2013
Kano blast: Nigeria bus station bomb toll rises
… say. Several buses were destroyed in the attack in the Sabon Gari district – which is home to many Christians from southern Nigeria. No group… Read full story on [...]
March 18, 2013
Kano blasts: Nigerians killed at bus station
… home to a large population of southern Christians. Kano is the largest city in the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria. No group has said it carried…
March 17, 2013
Burkina Faso star Pitroipa aims for World Cup success
Cup matches. They went on to surpass all expectation by finishing as runners-up to Nigeria. Pitroipa was named player of the tournament. Some… Read full story on author website »
Peter Odemwingie criticises West Brom over lack of starts
… permission. “Keeping me on the bench now is worst [sic] than what they did on the 31st,” the Nigeria international tweeted. The former Lille striker… Read full story on [...]
March 16, 2013
Injured Emenike criticises Nigeria coach and officials
Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike has criticised the country’s coach Stephen Keshi for ignoring him. The Spartak Moscow striker is nursing a long-term… Read full story on author website »
Our World: Nigeria’s Hidden Conflict
… from the epicentre of the Nigerian conflict, Mark Lobel uncovers how the cycle of violence in north-eastern Nigeria is terrorising lives. Read full story on author website »
March 15, 2013
10 things we didn’t know last week
… who produced the first A-Z. More details (Crossrail) 7. On the net’s most crime-ridden network – Spectranet in Nigeria – 62% of addresses controlled… Read full story on author [...]
US Bitam aim to continue Confederation Cup run
Record-breaking 17-goal Gabonese club US Bitam are in Nigeria this weekend for a Confederation Cup last-32 clash with Heartland. But after five… Read full story on author website »
March 13, 2013
Blackburn 0-1 Millwall
… header edged a tense replay with Championship rivals Blackburn. In a game of few chances, the Nigeria international rose to nod in a Chris Taylor… Read full story on [...]
Maiduguri: The Nigerian city gripped by insurgency
Since 2009, northern Nigeria has been gripped by a bloody insurgency as militant group Boko Haram continues its quest to overthrow the government… Read full story on author website »
Life inside home city of militant Muslim group Boko Haram
The city of Maiduguri in North East Nigeria is home to the militant Muslim group Boko Haram which has been fighting for Sharia law and has been… Read full story [...]
Nigeria pardons Goodluck Jonathan ally, Alamieyeseigha
Nigeria’s government has pardoned a key ally of President Jonathan Goodluck Jonathan who was convicted of stealing millions of dollars. Ex-Bayelsa… Read full story on author website »
Newsnight: 12/03/2013
The government water down the so called bedroom tax, why? An exclusive look inside the Muslim insurgency in Nigeria, Krugman vs the government… Read full story on author website »
Newsnight Scotland: 12/03/2013
The government water down the so called bedroom tax, why? An exclusive look inside the Muslim insurgency in Nigeria, Krugman vs the government… Read full story on author website »
March 12, 2013
Obafemi Martins relieved to complete Seattle transfer
Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins has expressed his relief at completing his protracted move from Levante to Seattle Sounders after an administrative… Read full story on author website »
Chester Zoo team on the hunt for new species in Nigeria
A team from Chester Zoo is heading to a remote, mountainous region in Nigeria to assess what species live in an area where few surveys have been… Read full story [...]
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