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How the Delhi Police caught a heroin consignment worth Rs 7 crore with astute planning

Delhi Police worked relentlessly to trace and identify the source and finally laid hands on the 36-year-old Nigerian supplier.

Aug 11, 2021, 07:17 AM IST

NaijaVibe: A platform for Afrobeats

The latest information about shows, concerts, beauty and fashion, celebrity news, films, music, and many others can be learned with help from NaijaVibe.

Jun 23, 2021, 21:38 PM IST

Nigeria officially joins India's Koo after blocking Twitter for indefinite period

On Wednesday, the Nigerian government said that Twitter is seeking dialogue in a bid to resolve the issues leading to the suspension of its activities in the West African country.

Jun 10, 2021, 22:26 PM IST

Koo eyes expansion in Nigeria market after African country suspends Twitter ‘indefinitely’

The development comes a day after the Nigerian government announced an indefinite suspension of Koo's rival, Twitter in the country. In a post on Koo on Saturday, its co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna said the platform is available in Nigeria.

Jun 05, 2021, 21:41 PM IST

Nigeria indefinitely suspends Twitter for deleting President's tweet

Twitter had deleted a controversial tweet President Muhammadu Buhari made about a secessionist movement. As a result, Twitter is now getting banned in the country.

Jun 05, 2021, 08:57 AM IST

Nigeria suspends Twitter days after President Muhammadu Buhari's post removed

On Wednesday, Twitter said Buhari's post threatening to punish groups blamed for attacks on government buildings had violated its 'abusive behaviour' policy.

Jun 05, 2021, 06:29 AM IST

Armed gang abducts students from Islamic school in north-central Nigeria

Armed groups carrying out kidnapping for ransom are blamed for a series of raids on schools and universities in northern Nigeria in recent months, abducting more than 700 students for ransom since December.

May 31, 2021, 08:23 AM IST

After UK and South Africa, new variant of coronavirus appears to emerge in Nigeria

The alert about the apparent new variant was based on two or three genetic sequences, he said, but that and South Africa's alert late last week were enough to prompt an emergency meeting of the Africa CDC this week. The variant was found in two patient samples collected on Aug. 3 and on Oct. 9 in Nigeria's Osun state, according to working research.

Dec 25, 2020, 10:45 AM IST

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DNA: 300 Nigerian students' abduction in terrorists attack

Insurgents from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed that on Tuesday, hundreds of boys from a school in the northern Katsina state of Nigeria were kidnapped in one of the biggest terror attacks.

Dec 17, 2020, 22:56 PM IST

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Gunmen kidnapped hundreds of children in Nigeria

Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of children in Nigeria. Now the government is trying to compromise.

Dec 16, 2020, 09:40 AM IST

India, Nigeria agree to expedite initiatives in defence, trade, energy, consular matters

Both sides also agreed to expand cooperation in Information Technology (IT), Defense and solar energy projects to be executed through the Indian Line of Credit (LoC).

Sep 02, 2020, 00:51 AM IST

Cardi B buys toys worth $5K for poor kids

Cardi also hired a rental truck and called on some aides to help load the toys and ship them off to children.

Dec 24, 2019, 16:45 PM IST

Chhattisgarh engineer, wife among 18 Indians kidnapped by Nigerian pirates

Vijay Tiwari, who is an engineer with Merchant Navy, and his wife Anju were kidnapped by pirates when they were on board a Hong Kong-flagged vessel on December 3, his family said. ASP Praful Thakur said that Tiwari was employed with a shipping company in Nigeria, and added that the administration was working for his early rescue.

Dec 07, 2019, 17:33 PM IST