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At least 22 people kidnapped by gunmen from the suburban Dawaki district of Abuja, Nigeria's capital, were rescued, police and residents said on Tuesday. Kidnapping for ransom is rife in Nigeria ...
2012. Launched. February 28, 2013. June 17, 2013 (UK) Links. Website. www.tvcnews.tv. TVC News is a Nigerian news 24-hour television news channel [4] based in Lagos. [5] The channel airs on British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSKYb) in the UK, Naspers Ltd. (NPN)'s DStv and Startimes in Nigeria, and Multi TV in Ghana.
Nigerien crisis (2023–2024) On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained President Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for ...
Kuriga Kidnapping. On 7 March 2024, more than 200 Nigerian school students were abducted from their educational institution in the north-western town of Kuriga [ ceb], Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The event occurred while the pupils were gathered on the assembly ground around 08:30 (07:30 GMT). A group of dozens of gunmen riding ...
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria has filed tax evasion charges against cryptocurrency platform Binance and is seeking an international arrest warrant for the company's regional manager for Africa who fled ...
May 15, 2024 at 8:24 AM. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 24 worshippers, including four children, were injured in northern Nigeria's Kano state after a man attacked the mosque where they were ...
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) is a news reporting agency owned and run by the Federal Government of Nigeria just like Nigerian Television Authority. [1] NAN was formed in part to disseminate news easily across the country and to the international community and also as a means to counter negative stories about Nigeria.
7 January – Five people are killed and over 30 are rescued after a boat capsizes along the Niger River in Anambra State. 8 January – A two-year BBC investigation accuses the Synagogue Church of All Nations founder T. B. Joshua of rape and torture. 9 January – At least 20 people are feared dead after an accident involving two passenger boats.