Four Girls Dead, Five Missing After Boat Accident in Jigawa State, Nigeria
DUTSE, Nigeria (BN24) — Four young girls have died and five others are missing after a boat carrying 17 passengers capsized in Jigawa State’s...
Police Arrest 10-Man Human Trafficking Syndicate in Niger State Nigeria, Rescue 36 Victims from West African Countries
MINNA, Nigeria (BN24) — Authorities in Nigeria’s Niger State have dismantled a suspected international human trafficking syndicate, arresting, 10 people and rescuing 36 victims...
Benin Grants Citizenship to Descendants of Enslaved People; U.S. Singer Ciara Among the First to Receive Honor
COTONOU, Benin (BN24) — Grammy-winning American singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to receive Beninese citizenship under a landmark new...
NSCDC Officer Stabbed to Death Outside Her Home in Abuja, Nigeria, Denied Treatment Without Police Report
ABUJA, Nigeria(BN24) — A female officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), identified as Blessing Akpan, was stabbed to death by...
Nigeria’s D’Tigress Target Top Spot in Group D With Mozambique Showdown at 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (BN24) — Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will look to confirm their place in the quarter-finals of the 2025 FIBA...
