In a gesture reflecting India’s rich heritage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the President of Nigeria with a Silofar Panchamrit Kalash during their recent meeting.
PM Narendra Modi is on a three-nation visit scheduled from November 17 to November 21. On the first leg of his visit, he reached Nigeria today. This visit is the first by an Indian prime minister to Nigeria in 17 years. He will also visit Brazil and Guyana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 16 landed in Abuja, the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. PM Modi received a grand welcome upon his arrival. He is on a three-nation tour to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana from November 16 to 21. Watch to know more!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a three-nation tour to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana scheduled from November 17 to November 21. This visit is the first by an Indian prime minister to Nigeria in 17 years.
This is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first-ever visit to the West African Region. He is on a five-day visit to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana. From Nigeria, he is scheduled to travel to Brazil.
Prime Minister Modi embarks on a historic five-day tour to Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana, strengthening global ties and reaffirming India’s leadership at the G-20 Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana from 16-21 November, 2024.
During the meeting, the National Security Advisors held in-depth discussions within the framework of the strategic India-Nigeria partnership on threats and challenges emanating from terrorism, extremism and radicalisation.
"The chief justice of Nigeria should be ashamed, she is a woman and a mother," said the executive director of Enough is Enough, a civil society organisation promoting good governance in Nigeria.
The latest incident came nearly a month after a fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people..
At least 48 people were killed on Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the state's disaster management agency said.
Local media reported that the extremists claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in reprisal for villagers informing security operatives about their activities.
'Breast ironing' has left a scar in the lives of women in several parts of Africa. It is usually performed by the mother of the girls who experienced continued pain even after the procedure.
Local officials suspect the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, which is leading an insurgency in West Africa that has killed thousands, behind the attack. Young people took to the streets to protest against Nigeria's rising cost of living and corruption, and the police opened fire on them.
These scams were conducted by Nigerian online fraudsters, known as "Yahoo boys"- who are popular in the region for conducting a variety of scams, including impersonating people in financial distress or posing as Nigerian princes offering extraordinary investment returns.
The rescue operation was immediately launched. Several people were believed to be trapped in the rubble.
According to reports, the first blast occurred at a wedding ceremony. Then, another blast took place at General Hospital Gwoza and a third at a funeral.
On Tuesday, Niger's ruling military junta announced on national television that 21 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush near the country's border with Burkina Faso by an unidentified "terrorist group." The statement did not identify the perpetrators of the attack.
A group of armed assailants launched a late-night assault on isolated villages in northcentral Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of at least 40 villagers. No entity has come forward to claim responsibility for the attack.
A 38-year-old local resident confessed that he attacked the mosque in Kano's remote Gadan village “purely in hostility following prolonged family disagreement".
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