Nigeria and African news

The United States House of Representatives has urged the Departments of State and Treasury to impose targeted sanctions on individuals and organisations in Nigeria, including the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, over alleged violations of religious freedom. The call, according to agency reports, formed part of a resolution introduced before…

Some supporters of presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi were attacked by hoodlums in Lagos state. Some of the supporters, according to reports by TheCable, were said to have come under attack while on their way to Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) — the venue of the party’s presidential campaign rally. The hoodlums…

About 37 miners have reportedly died while 25 others were injured after being exposed to carbon monoxide, while working in an underground mining site in Kompani Zurak, Wase LGA of Plateau state. The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The victims were said to be mostly young men aged…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said that it would soon make its position public on the allegation that some public tertiary institutions were preventing Christians from erecting prayer chapels like their Muslim counterparts. It noted that though the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had requested all Governing Councils of Federal Government institutions of…

Eight traders from Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau state on a business trip to Jigawa state have died in a fatal motor accident. Thirteen others were said to have sustained serious injuries in the incident which occurred on August 29, 2023, in Ringim.  The traders were said to have traveled to Jigawa state for…