Meghan named ‘Ifeoma’ in Nigeria on first visit after doing genealogy test

Meghan named ‘Ifeoma’ in Nigeria on first visit after doing genealogy test

The Duchess of Sussex acknowledged Nigeria as “my country” during her trip with Prince Harry,who met her after a visit to the UK.

  • byChinedu Asadu

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‘Once you pay I will delete the photo’:How scammers are snaring hundreds of children each month
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‘Once you pay I will delete the photo’:How scammers are snaring hundreds of children each month

Sextortion scammers are using frighteningly simple tricks to target Australian children. The tech giants have “blood on their hands”,the family of one victim claims.

  • byPerry Duffin
Sextortion pushed a NSW teen to suicide,cops traced culprits to Nigeria
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Sextortion pushed a NSW teen to suicide,cops traced culprits to Nigeria

Cruel messages bombarded a NSW teenager’s phone hours before the boy took his own life. A deadly global scam that has killed multiple young men is now in Australia.

  • byPerry Duffin
Ukraine is employing a new weapon against Russia:sending aid to Africa

Ukraine is employing a new weapon against Russia:sending aid to Africa

Even as the war-torn nation defends its homeland against the Russian invasion,it is delivering major shipments to vulnerable populations.

  • byRob Harris
Five of Hamza’s six children have been kidnapped. She’s still in shock

Five of Hamza’s six children have been kidnapped. She’s still in shock

Ten years after the Chibok girls were taken,300 students have been abducted by armed gangs and Islamic extremists in Nigeria.

  • byChinedu Asadu
Deferred meeting of OPEC+ points to dissent in the oil cartel
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Deferred meeting of OPEC+ points to dissent in the oil cartel

The oil producers’ meeting has been postponed to next week amid reports that members of the cartel are divided on how to respond to a slump in oil prices and the conflict in Gaza.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
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More than 100 wedding guests killed after boat capsizes

More than 100 wedding guests killed after boat capsizes

Most of those who drowned in the Niger River were relatives from several villages who attended the wedding together and partied late into the night.

  • byChinedu Asadu
Three-way race in Nigerian election as voters hope to bring change

Three-way race in Nigerian election as voters hope to bring change

Whoever wins will face a litany of crises:Islamist insurgencies,kidnappings,shortages of cash,fuel and power,and deep-rooted corruption and poverty.

  • byHamza Ibrahim
Three stowaways make 11-day journey on oil tanker’s rudder to Canary Islands

Three stowaways make 11-day journey on oil tanker’s rudder to Canary Islands

The men appeared to have symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and were transferred to hospitals.

  • byRenata Brito
British museum agrees to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

British museum agrees to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Cultural institutions throughout Britain have come under pressure to repatriate artefacts acquired during the colonial era.

  • byDanica Kirka
‘Our hearts are heavy’:Dozens killed in attack on Catholic church in Nigeria
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‘Our hearts are heavy’:Dozens killed in attack on Catholic church in Nigeria

Nigeria is battling an Islamist insurgency in the northeast but in the southwest,attacks such as this are rare.

  • byFikayo Owoeye