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Row in Germany over Benin bronzes
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» BERLIN: In a move that many hailed as a salve for the historic wounds between Europe and Africa, Germany last December returned 22 artefacts, looted during the colonial era, to what is now Nigeria.
Africa's richest man withdrew $10 million just to look at it
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» ABIDJAN - Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, known as Africa's richest man, told a forum in Ivory Coast on Saturday how he once took $10 million in cash out of the bank just to look at it and get it into his head that this was real money, not just figures on paper.
Boko Haram overruns Nigeria military base in second attack in days
AFP, Published on 15/07/2018
» KANO (NIGERIA) - Boko Haram jihadists overran a military base in northeast Nigeria after a ferocious firefight, security sources said Sunday, the second major assault on the country's forces in two days.
Nigeria unrest spreads after shooting of protesters
AFP, Published on 21/10/2020
» LAGOS: Buildings in Nigeria's main city of Lagos were torched on Wednesday and sporadic clashes erupted after the shooting of peaceful protesters in which Amnesty International said security forces had killed several people.
Nigeria unrest spreads after shooting of protesters
AFP, Published on 21/10/2020
» LAGOS - Buildings in Nigeria's main city of Lagos were torched on Wednesday and sporadic clashes erupted after the shooting of peaceful protesters by security forces sparked international outrage.
Crackdown nets 2 foreign criminals
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/02/2025
» A Turkish and a Nigerian national have been arrested separately in Phuket.
Thai woman arrested for links to B6bn romance scam
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/02/2025
» A Thai woman allegedly connected with the biggest romance scam in Thailand's history has been arrested at Hat Yai International Airport, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) revealed on Sunday.
26 websites football betting websites taken down, 65 arrested
Published on 15/07/2018
» CHIANG RAI: Police have closed down 26 websites used for betting on the 2018 football World Cup, police said.
Two officers killed in attack on Nigeria defence academy
AFP, Published on 24/08/2021
» KANO (NIGERIA) - Gunmen attacked Nigeria's elite military academy on Tuesday, killing two officers and kidnapping another in a brazen assault on a symbol of the armed forces.
Police hail nationwide drug busts
News, Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2025
» Thai narcotics police on Wednesday announced a number of successful recent operations that led to the arrests of numerous suspects, including Thais and foreigners, involved in major drug networks.