Nigeria

Desperation rose on Friday as Nigerian rescuers worked by hand to dig out around 20 trapped miners, with fears they may not survive after four days buried in a collapsed pit. At least one person was killed and six rescued with severe…
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KSrelief, Saudi Arabia’s aid agency, recently distributed 370 food baskets in the flood-hit Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, benefiting 2,590 individuals. The aid was a part of the fourth phase of the Kingdom’s…
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A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate is attempting to play chess nonstop for 58 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the global record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1…
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: Let the party begin. Sebastien Haller scored late to lead host nation Ivory Coast to a remarkable Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the final on Sunday. Haller fired in from close…
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Sebastien Haller fired host nation Ivory Coast into an Africa Cup of Nations final against old foe Nigeria with a 1-0 win over Congo on Wednesday. Haller scored when his volley from Max Gradel’s cross bounced before going in under the…
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Ademola Lookman scored again to fire Nigeria into the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over Angola on Friday. Victor Osimhen failed to score after having a goal ruled out for offside but produced another tireless…
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Ademola Lookman scored both goals as Nigeria defeated old rivals Cameroon 2-0 on Saturday to march on to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The Nigerians had an early Semi Ajayi goal disallowed following a VAR review in…
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Friday. During the meeting, “they reviewed the strong fraternal relations between the two countries and ways…
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The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has continued implementing its charity projects in three countries, state news agency SPA reported. More than 2,600 people received 16 tons of food parcels in Sudan’s…
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Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Consular Affairs, Ambassador Ali Al-Yousef met with the Ambassador of Nigeria, Yahya Lawal and Ali Al-Yousef – the ambassador of Bangladesh on Thursday. In both meetings they reviewed bilateral…
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