Seven people were killed and five were injured in a car accident that took place yesterday, Friday, in the state of Ogun in southwestern Nigeria. According to a police official, a bus driver lost control of his vehicle, as a result of which he collided head-on with a truck. He said six men and a […]
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Nigeria: 100 jihadists killed in large-scale multinational force operation
The multinational force, made up of troops from Nigeria, Nigeria and Cameroon, said Sunday that more than 100 jihadists, including their 10 commanders, had been killed in recent weeks as part of a large-scale air and ground operation in the coastal region. . Rebels from Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa (IKDA), […]
The common power of the West. African annihilated more than 100 guerrillas
A joint military force from Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon announced on Sunday that it had killed more than 100 Islamist insurgents, including 10 commanders, in recent weeks as it intensified its ground and air offensive in Lake Chad. Boko Haram fighters and the break-up of the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) have been battling […]
N. Dendias: Today’s meeting with the Nigerian Foreign Minister lays the foundations for an important relationship
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his belief that his meeting today with his Nigerian counterpart laid the foundations for a very important relationship between Greece and Nigeria. This is “a partnership on which we can build,” Nikos Dendias said in a statement after meeting with Nigerian Foreign Minister Jeffrey Oneyama in Abuja. Noting that this […]
Dendias: Greece a bridge between the EU and Africa – 907,000 vaccines donated to Nigeria
LAST UPDATE: 16.28 “We see the Mediterranean Sea not as a dividing border, but as a bridge,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in a statement ahead of a meeting with Nigerian Foreign Minister Jeffrey Oneyama in Abuja, adding that Greece Nigeria as a neighbor. As he reminded, Africa is home to the fastest growing economies […]
N. Dendias in Nigeria and Angola – Strategic choice of Greece to strengthen relations with Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias’s visit to sub-Saharan Africa began with a meeting with Nigerian Foreign Minister Jeffrey Ongeama The agenda of the meeting included the strengthening of Greece-Nigeria relations with emphasis on investments, cooperation within international organizations, regional and international developments based on respect for international law, as well as pandemic challenges, according to a […]
Nigeria: At least 140 people were killed by gunmen in the state of Zamfara
At least 140 people have been killed by gunmen during attacks this week in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara, four residents told AFP today. “We have buried a total of 143 people killed by the gangs in these attacks,” said one of the residents, Balarab Alhaji, the head of one of the villages affected […]
Nigeria: At least 30 dead in criminal attacks on villages in Zamfara
Gunmen have killed at least 30 civilians in Nigeria’s Zamfara district, launching raids on eight villages in the state, which has been plagued by a security crisis for more than two years, residents and sources close to security forces said on Friday. Deadly attacks have been reported in northwestern Nigeria and kidnappings, sometimes massive, and […]
Nigeria: Police release 21 students abducted by ‘bandits’
A total of 21 students abducted on Friday by gunmen were released by police in Zamfara state (northwestern Nigeria), a spokesman said. Police “managed to save 21 abducted children” after an exchange of fire with the criminals, said in a press release published by Mohamed Sehou, a spokesman for the police in Zamfara. Central and […]
Vaccines for COVID-19: Nigeria destroys 1 million overdue doses
Nigerian authorities announced on Wednesday that they had incinerated more than a million doses of the British-Swedish pharmaceutical industry AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, which had been donated to it by developed countries but had an expiration date and has since expired. “We have successfully withdrawn 1.06 million doses of the expired AstraZeneca vaccine,” said Dr. […]
