ABUJA, Nigeria — Three people died and 77 others were injured after a massive blast caused by explosives rocked more than 20 buildings in one of Nigeria’s largest cities Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesday, as rescue workers dug through the rubble in search of those feared trapped. Residents in the southwestern state of Oyo’s densely … Read more
As both a leader and sideman, Grant Green was undoubtedly the most prolific recording artist on Blue Note’s roster between the years 1961 and 1964, having appeared on 50 different sessions for the New York label during a supremely fertile four-year period. In 1962 alone, when he recorded the tracks for what became Nigeria, he … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked remote villages over the weekend in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, killing at least 140 people, officials and survivors said Tuesday, the latest case this year of such mass killings blamed on the farmer-herder crisis in the West African nation. The assailants targeted 17 communities in “senseless and unprovoked” attacks … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked remote villages over the weekend in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, killing at least 140 people, officials and survivors said Tuesday, the latest case this year of such mass killings blamed on the farmer-herder crisis in the West African nation. The assailants targeted 17 communities in “senseless and unprovoked” attacks on … Read more
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu announced on Tuesday an investigation into the military drone attack that killed 85 people in the village of Tundun Biri. A spokesperson for Tinubu attributed Sunday’s incident to a “bombing mishap,” and said in a statement that the subsequent deaths were “very unfortunate, disturbing, and painful.” He confirmed that Tinubu has … Read more
Emergency services in Nigeria say two people are dead after a fire at the Canadian High Commission in the capital, Abuja ByThe Associated Press November 6, 2023, 2:50 PM ABUJA, Nigeria — A fire at the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria’s capital killed two people and injured two others, the local emergency services said Monday. … Read more
Halloween candy is for sale at a CVS store in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17, 2022. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Cocoa, a vital ingredient for chocolate, is more expensive than it has been in decades, as hotter and drier weather patterns stunt the cacao bean crop’s growth. Cocoa futures surged to $3,786 per metric … Read more
Editi Effiong’s excitement is infectious. It’s less than three weeks since his crime thriller, The Black Book, premiered on Netflix, and the movie has already been watched more than 70 million times. “I’ve been in a very happy place,” Effiong says. “You create a thing and watch it go out in the world, it would … Read more
Locals have reported the kidnapping of 42 girls throughout an assault by Islamic extremist rebels in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state ByHARUNA UMAR Related Press August 23, 2023, 10:10 PM MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — At the very least 42 girls have been kidnapped by Islamic extremist rebels throughout an assault in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, locals informed … Read more