‘Africa shouldn’t be considered a trend’: Naomi Campbell says people have had the ‘wrong perception’ of the continent in the past as supermodel speaks out at Arise fashion week in Nigeria Naomi Campbell, 50, attended Arise Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria Model, who lives in London, said people have had ‘wrong perception’ of Africa She added … Read more
Boko Haram massacre kills at least 110: Islamist militants behead and slit the throats of Nigerian rice farmers and fishermen and kidnap their wives and daughters after barbaric attack The workers were rounded up and slaughtered by the militants in Borno state Boko Haram has not claimed responsibility but is believed to be behind attack … Read more
Thousands of people have been filmed ransacking a food aid warehouse in Nigeria amid widespread unrest in the African country. The warehouse, located in the city of Jos, was targeted at the weekend after angry demonstrators accused the government of ‘hiding’ food aid from them. Footage shows people clambering on the roof of the warehouse, … Read more
An American citizen was kidnapped near the town of Birnin Konni in southern Niger in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Unidentified gunmen on motorbikes tied up the rest of the man’s family so they could not inform authorities, and police were not aware that the kidnapping has taken place for about four hours. Authorities believe that … Read more
The UN has called on Nigeria to scrap the death sentence handed to a musician by a Sharia court for sharing a blasphemous song on WhatsApp. Yahaya Aminu Sharif, 22, was handed the death penalty last month by a Sharia court in Kano, in Nigeria’s mostly Muslim north, and faces being hanged. ‘Music is not … Read more
Rapists will be surgically castrated and anyone who rapes a child will face the death penalty under new laws in Nigerian state Anyone raping a child under age 14 will face the death penalty in state of Kaduna Men convicted of rape will face surgical castration under the new legislation Reported cases of rape in … Read more
Why did I go so long without the fiery delights of Nigerian cooking, wonders Tom Nearly three decades spent in London, filling my face with all this fine city has to offer. And only a few days back did I first taste suya: grilled slices of meat, lavished with yaji, a vigorous mix of salt, … Read more
More than 5,000 migrants will have crossed the Channel in small boats this year by this weekend. Undeterred by the tragic death of a young Sudanese man earlier this week, hundreds more are expected to attempt to reach Britain in the coming days. Yesterday the Home Office announced 164 migrants arrived on the Kent coast … Read more
Starving boy, 12, is rescued after spending two years chained up in an animal shed living off goat feed while his cruel father and three step-mothers lived in comfort with his 17 siblings in Nigeria Boy was found living among goats & chickens in a ram-shackled shed in Nigeria Police found his father & his … Read more
A Nigerian influencer who posted photos of his life of luxury amassing 2.5 million Instagram followers was kidnapped by the FBI from Dubai, his lawyer has claimed. In June Ramon Olorunwa Abbas – known to his followers as Ray Hushpuppi – and another man – Jacob Ponle (aka Mr Woodberry) – were both arrested in Dubai … Read more