Tag: Nigeria

Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria killed 48 people

- Times Report -

A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Monday causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country's emergency response agency said. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state and at least 50 of them were burned alive,

Nigeria seek revenge against Benin as AFCON qualifying kicks off

- Times Report -

Nigeria will be guided by caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen when they seek revenge against neighbours Benin as 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying kicks off on Wednesday. He was a late replacement after German Bruno Labbadia reportedly changed his mind about taking charge because the Nigeria Football Federation declined to

Nigeria gunmen kill 26, kidnap dozens

- Agence France-Presse -

Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 26 people, including four policemen, and kidnapped dozens more in a raid on a northwestern Nigerian village, the latest in a spate of attacks, police and a local official said. Katsina is one of several states in northwestern and central Nigeria terrorised by heavily armed gangs,

Attacks kill 160 people in central Nigeria

- Times Report -

Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday. The toll marked a sharp rise from the initial figure reported by the army Sunday evening of just 16 dead in a region plagued for several years

Nigeria, South Africa could face Morocco in AFCON group

- Times Report -

Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco could be placed in the same group when the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw is made in the Ivory Coast on Thursday. The six top seeds include Morocco, who created history at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by becoming the first semi-finalists from Africa. Nigeria

2 suspects sought as 100 die in Nigeria oil refinery blast

- Times Report -

At least 100 people may have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeast Nigeria, a local oil official said Sunday as the search intensified for bodies at the site and for two people suspected of being involved in the blast.  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in a statement,