Tag: "Nigeria"
In Nigeria, anguish turns to anger for parents of kidnapped children

In Nigeria, anguish turns to anger for parents of kidnapped children

World 15:48 05/12/2025

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Two weeks after one of Nigeria's worst school kidnappings, parents of the more than 250 missing children are desperate for news and dismayed at what they see as the slow response from authorities.

More than 300 taken from Nigeria school in one of worst mass abductions

More than 300 taken from Nigeria school in one of worst mass abductions

World 10:01 23/11/2025

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - More than 300 children and staff are thought to have been abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria this week, one of the worst mass kidnappings ever recorded there.

Nigerian bronze artists cling to age-old techniques

Nigerian bronze artists cling to age-old techniques

World 17:42 22/11/2025

Using long iron tongs, artists Victor Uinmwen Aduwe and Matthew Mathias pick a blazing pot from a fire and pour a thick golden liquid into a partly buried mold, using a centuries-old technique that still flourishes in Nigeria’s south.

More than 40 missing in Nigeria boat accident, emergency agency says

More than 40 missing in Nigeria boat accident, emergency agency says

World 11:49 18/08/2025

More than 40 people were missing in a boat accident in Nigeria after a boat conveying 50 persons to a popular market in northwest Sokoto State capsized on Sunday, the country's emergency agency said.

Nigeria receives over 100 looted artifacts from the Netherlands

Nigeria receives over 100 looted artifacts from the Netherlands

World 10:00 22/06/2025

The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era.

Flood death toll rises to 117 in Nigeria's Niger state, emergency official says

Flood death toll rises to 117 in Nigeria's Niger state, emergency official says

World 11:17 31/05/2025

ABUJA -- At least 117 people have died and several others are still missing after heavy flooding destroyed thousands of homes in Nigeria's Niger state, an emergency official said on Friday.

Leap of faith: Nigerian boy captivates the world with his ballet

Leap of faith: Nigerian boy captivates the world with his ballet

World 17:27 08/08/2020

‘When I am dancing, I feel as if I am on top of the world’

Multinational fraud ring arrested for social media scam targeting Vietnamese

Multinational fraud ring arrested for social media scam targeting Vietnamese

Vietnam News 17:44 10/06/2020

The ring is led by Dalaxy Dave, a Nigerian currently living in Cambodia

Nigeria braces as coronavirus hits megacity Lagos

Nigeria braces as coronavirus hits megacity Lagos

World 14:34 28/02/2020

Nigeria's economic hub Lagos confirmed a case of new coronavirus on Friday

Vietnamese shipbuilders export 60 patrol boats to Nigeria

Vietnamese shipbuilders export 60 patrol boats to Nigeria

Economy 16:09 05/01/2020

They signed deals with Nigerian clients to make 50 PPC patrol boats and ten armored patrol vessels

Vietnam seizes 5.26 tonnes of pangolin scales hidden in cashew containers

Vietnam seizes 5.26 tonnes of pangolin scales hidden in cashew containers

Vietnam News 16:54 24/05/2019

Many Vietnamese people believe consuming products from pangolin scales is good for their health

Foreigner stuck for two months at Vietnam’s airport eventually leaves country

Foreigner stuck for two months at Vietnam’s airport eventually leaves country

Vietnam News 07:34 23/11/2018

The man used the passport to visit multiple countries