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News Nigeria Events: How Nigeria’s conservative northern region came to terms with its MeToo movement

Published on: Sunday 21 July 2019
How Nigeria’s conservative northern region came to terms with its MeToo movement
News source: https://qz.com/africa/1671204/nigeria-metoo-movement-shook-up-north-with-arewametoo/

Northern Nigeria, though outwardly pluralistic in nature ... to chair a panel on sexual abuse and consent at a literary event curated by students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, myself and ...

News Nigeria Events: Nigeria: Afcon 2019 - Ighalo Wins Top Scorer Award, Makes Best XI

Published on: Friday 19 July 2019
Nigeria: Afcon 2019 - Ighalo Wins Top Scorer Award, Makes Best XI
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907200121.html

Then, Ighalo scored seven goals as the Super Eagles secured qualification for the continent's biggest football event after missing ... Algeria got four while Nigeria and Tunisia had a player ...

News Nigeria Events: Turkish abducted in Nigeria

Published on: Saturday 20 July 2019
Turkish abducted in Nigeria
News source: https://menafn.com/1098783188/Turkish-abducted-in-Nigeria?src=Rss

Anadolu Agency has reported on Sunday that four Turkish citizens were kidnapped in Nigeria, according to Xinhua. An unknown source has told that the events happened in Ilorin, the western state of ...

News Nigeria Events: Nigeria: FIFA 'Taps Nigeria to Host 2020 U-20 World Cup'

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
Nigeria: FIFA 'Taps Nigeria to Host 2020 U-20 World Cup'
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201907190431.html

Ten years after Nigeria last hosted a FIFA World Cup event, the country is set for another chance as the world football governing body seems ready to award the country the hosting right of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for 2020.

News Nigeria Events: No Home Field Advantage: the Expansion of Boko Haram’s Activity outside of Nigeria in 2019

Published on: Monday 20 May 2019
No Home Field Advantage: the Expansion of Boko Haram’s Activity outside of Nigeria in 2019
News source: https://reliefweb.int/report/cameroon/no-home-field-advantage-expansion-boko-haram-s-activity-outside-nigeria-2019

In the ten years the group has been active, more than 70% of violent events associated with the group and 80% of the associated reported fatalities have taken place in Nigeria. This pattern ...

News Nigeria Events: Nigeria: No Yoruba President in Nigeria for Another 20 Years

Published on: Tuesday 21 May 2019
Nigeria: No Yoruba President in Nigeria for Another 20 Years
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201905220505.html

If Nigeria survives the controversy provoked by the 2019 presidential election, one of the prerequisites would be that there cannot be a Yoruba president in the country for at least another 20 years. Otherwise, we would be further stoking the flames of disintegration.

News Nigeria Events: Osinbajo to open Nordic-Nigeria Connect event tomorrow

Published on: Tuesday 21 May 2019
Osinbajo to open Nordic-Nigeria Connect event tomorrow
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/05/osinbajo-to-open-nordic-nigeria-connect-event-tomorrow/

The Nordic Embassies in Nigeria – Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark – are collaborating on the second edition of Nordic Nigeria Connect tagged “Innovating for Change.” The event will take place at ...

News Nigeria Events: Malabu: I have no account, property outside Nigeria, says Jonathan

Published on: Saturday 11 May 2019
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/malabu-i-have-no-account-property-outside-nigeria-says-jonathan/ar-AABfiuL

nor owned property outside Nigeria.” He challenged those behind “this latest propaganda” to make deposition (in court) on it. Eze said the fact remained that as recent national events continued to ...

News Nigeria Events: Nigeria Court Throws Out Onnoghen Suspension Appeal

Published on: Saturday 11 May 2019
News source: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00067772.html

The Appeal Court in Abuja has dismissed the appeal brought by Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen against his suspension, saying that the matter had already been overtaken by events wherein the Code of ...