Nigeria

The Nigeria women's U-20 team had a winning start during the 10th FIFA U20 World Cup in Costa Rica on Friday morning as they battled to a 1-0 win over France in their first Group C match.

Justice Oluwayotin Taiwo of the special offences court in Ikeja sentences Pastor Erinmol Adetokunbo to death for killing a seven-year-old minor in the ikorodu area of the state in August 09 2022, Tuesday.

A 23-year-old driver Habibi Gbadamosi docked before Chief Magistrate Court for purportedly killing a 55-year-old man in Oladosu of Surulere area, Sango, Ibadan, due to reckless driving on August 09 2022, Tuesday.

Nigeria in its recent move has nabbed five suspects in an Islamist militant attack in a Catholic church which has resulted in the death of 40 people in early June, as said by Chief of Defence Staff General Leo Irabor on Tuesday.

A London museum has agreed to return Nigeria artefacts looted in the 19th century from the kingdom of Benin. Ownership of 72 objects of the Horniman museum will be transferred to the Nigerian government. The items include 12 brass plaques, also known as Benin bronzes, a brass cockerel and a key to the king's palace.

After 17 months of the rollout of vaccination against the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigerian government has claimed that over 27 million eligible people have been completely vaccinated.

Gunmen, locally known as bandits in Nigeria, have killed five people, including one Indian, in the Kogi State of the country, said police on Saturday, August 6, with the region tormented by jihadist and gang violence.

During the final day of Athletics at the Commonwealth Games 2022 being held in Birmingham, Nigerian athlete Ese Brume twice jumped to a new Games Record, by jumping 7.00m (+1.6) to reclaim the Long Jump Commonwealth title, which she won last time during the Glasgow 2014 edition.

Nigerian athlete Tobiloba Ayomide Amusan, officially known as Tobi Amusan, created history as the first Nigeria track field athlete as well as the second in history to defend a Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles title successfully.