Nigeria

The Sokoto administration has imposed a curfew in the northwestern Nigerian city after several protestors took to the streets demanding the release of the accused who had been arrested after they burnt alive a Christian female student named Deborah Samuel because of allegations of 'blasphemy'.

A young male of the Polytechnic of Ibadan has died after indulging in a drug-induced marathon sex with his girlfriend.

Due to the protests being carried out by a few students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, on Monday, 16 May, the institution's management has indefinitely postponed the second-semester examination for the 2021-2022 academic session.

José Santos Peseiro has been declared as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, the country's senior men's national team, by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).

In Africa's most populated country, Nigeria, Inflation skyrocketed to 16.8% in April, pushed by fuel price increases and accelerating costs for food, including cereals and bread, shows newly released data by Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned telecoms clients and members of the public about an ongoing cyber-vulnerability that enables a nearby hacker to unlock a vehicle, activate the engine wirelessly and make away with the automobile.

The Police Command in the Anambra State of Nigeria has confirmed the abduction of Okechukwu Okoye, a lawmaker who is representing Aguata Constituency 1 in the State House of Assembly.

Officials and Lecturers of Public universities under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as well as the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have stated they are not calling off the industrial actions soon as the Federal Government has not yet reached a firm agreement with them.

Terrorists who attacked and abducted passengers on an Abuja-Kaduna train have released a woman who was pregnant from their confinement on compassionate grounds.