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Nigerian boy who shocked the world after being left to die on the street by his parents builds new life

Nigerian boy who shocked the world after being left to die on the street by his parents builds new life

Hope, once left to starve on the streets of Nigeria for being deemed a “witch child,” has built a new life after being rescued, recently graduating from primary school and dreaming of becoming an artist.
Nigeria jails 15 Filipino, Chinese, Malaysian, Indonesian nationals for internet scams

Nigeria jails 15 Filipino, Chinese, Malaysian, Indonesian nationals for internet scams

Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills almost 150

Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills almost 150

Australia, Nigeria into World Cup last 16 but Canada dumped out

Australia, Nigeria into World Cup last 16 but Canada dumped out

Co-hosts Australia surged into the Women's World Cup last 16 on Monday with Hayley Raso scoring twice in a 4-0 battering of Canada as Nigeria joined them in the knockout phase.
July 31, 2023 | 03:34 pm PT
Gunmen kidnap 32 people from southern Nigeria train station

Gunmen kidnap 32 people from southern Nigeria train station

Gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles have abducted more than 30 people from a train station in Nigeria's southern Edo state, the governor's office said on Sunday.
January 8, 2023 | 06:34 pm PT
Vietnam cryptocurrency use second highest in the world

Vietnam cryptocurrency use second highest in the world

Vietnam has the second highest rate of in terms of cryptocurrency use among 74 surveyed economies, driven by remittance payments, a new report says.
February 18, 2021 | 04:34 pm PT
Nigeria seizes pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

Nigeria seizes pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

Nigeria has seized pangolin scales and tusks and bones from endangered species allegedly bound for export to Vietnam, a senior customs official said Wednesday.
January 27, 2021 | 06:29 pm PT
Foreign conmen jailed for stealing $65,000 from Vietnamese women

Foreign conmen jailed for stealing $65,000 from Vietnamese women

Three men from Nigeria and Cameroon will spend 15-18 years in jail for cheating two Vietnamese women to the tune of more than VND1.5 billion ($65,800).
January 17, 2020 | 12:23 am PT
Binh Son refinery buys first Nigerian crude cargo

Binh Son refinery buys first Nigerian crude cargo

Vietnam’s Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical has bought one million barrels of Bonny Light crude in its first-ever import of Nigerian crude. 
August 30, 2019 | 12:52 am PT
Vietnam badminton ace wins title in Nigeria

Vietnam badminton ace wins title in Nigeria

Nguyen Tien Minh won the Lagos International Classics 2019 title Saturday, defeating Israeli Misha Zilberman in the final.
July 28, 2019 | 05:56 am PT
Vietnam finds a ton of pangolin scales, ivory in unclaimed baggage

Vietnam finds a ton of pangolin scales, ivory in unclaimed baggage

Hanoi authorities Friday found pangolin scales and ivory weighing almost a ton flown in from Nigeria.
October 1, 2018 | 04:37 am PT
Two Nigerians jailed for cheating Vietnamese women

Two Nigerians jailed for cheating Vietnamese women

Two Nigerians were sentenced to 16 and 12 years in prison for swindling more than $130,000 from Vietnamese women they befriended online.
July 16, 2018 | 06:54 pm PT
Suicide blasts in NE Nigeria kill at least 31: official, local militia

Suicide blasts in NE Nigeria kill at least 31: official, local militia

Two blasts ripped through Damboa town in Borno on Saturday evening targeting people returning from a holiday.
June 17, 2018 | 04:52 pm PT
Nigeria's Boko Haram has abducted more than 1,000 children since 2013: UN

Nigeria's Boko Haram has abducted more than 1,000 children since 2013: UN

'Children in northeastern Nigeria continue to come under attack at a shocking scale.'
April 12, 2018 | 04:54 pm PT
Boko Haram frees most of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls

Boko Haram frees most of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls

All the 106 persons were freed 'unconditionally, contrary to reports in a section of the media that ransom was paid.'
March 21, 2018 | 05:39 pm PT
Suicide bomber kills three in NE Nigeria: militia

Suicide bomber kills three in NE Nigeria: militia

The Muna area of Maiduguri, which is home to a vast camp for people displaced by the conflict, has been repeatedly hit by suicide attacks.
March 5, 2018 | 05:25 pm PT
Nigeria says 110 girls unaccounted for after Boko Haram attack

Nigeria says 110 girls unaccounted for after Boko Haram attack

The students' disappearance may be one of the largest such incidents since 2014 when over 270 schoolgirls were abducted.
February 25, 2018 | 09:17 am PT
Lassa fever kills 21 in Nigeria: health officials

Lassa fever kills 21 in Nigeria: health officials

Since the beginning of the year, 77 cases have been confirmed, including 10 healthcare workers.
January 31, 2018 | 01:37 am PT
Nigerian air force killed dozens in attacks on villages: Amnesty

Nigerian air force killed dozens in attacks on villages: Amnesty

Nigeria's air force killed at least 35 people in the northeastern state of Adamawa in December, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
January 29, 2018 | 05:24 pm PT
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