News, views and guides for Africans in Germany and Europe
News, views and guides for Africans in Germany and Europe
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The supreme court in England has decided that the oil company Shell can be brought before English courts by those affected because of the environmental damage the spills cause to the Nigeria Delta. This means Nigerians can now sue the Shell oil company. The court granted more than 40,000 residents of Nigeria’s Niger Delta the […] More
279 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls were released who were kidnapped in the state of Zamfara on Friday. The liberated girls from Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe in Talata Mafara County are currently waiting to return to their parents. The BBC said that the girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram bandits and that there should have been negotiations with them and the […] More
Ex chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE), Hon. Kenneth Gbandi, has called on the body to withdraw the award it once bestowed on the current governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Bala Mohammed. (pictured below) This was supposed to happen if he does not deny a recent statement credited to him in regard […] More
Nigerian Nollywood Actress Barbara Odoh, well-known for her role in a Nollywood classic ‘Glamour Girls’, makes a comeback to the screen in “Omije Oloore”. The actress and Gospel singer has been away from the film industry since starring in the 2014 film “House Party”. Speaking with NAN, she expressed excitement on featuring in the forthcoming […] More
President of the United States, Joe Biden has directed the American Embassy in Nigeria and other countries to push for the legalisation of homosexuality in their countries. Nigeria is one of the most dangerous countries for the LGBTQ+ community, and has been ranked as the worst place for LGBTQ+ safety due to the prospect of […] More
Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced Nigerian pastor Afolabi Samuel of the Living Faith Church, aka Winner’s Chapel, to three years imprisonment for theft amounting 75,000 euros (N4.5m) in church money belonging to registered trustees of the church. The pastor, who was the accountant and church’s treasurer, was arraigned before Justice Mojisola […] More
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been nominated new Director- General of the World Trade Organisation. Shattering a glass ceiling; she is the first female African leader of this organisation in its’ 25 years of operation to come this far in the competition. Twice Nigeria’s finance minister and its first woman foreign minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been described as a […] More
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) over the weekend reported six new cases in Nigeria of the UK variant virus of coronavirus discovered in the West African nation. Chikwe Iheakwazu, Director-General of the NCDC, said the variant was discovered from samples collected by scientists at the Africa Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases […] More
Office of the President has urged Nigerians continue observing the guidelines that were released to curtail further spread of Covid-19 in order to avert fresh lockdowns. In a statement, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the presidency was worried of non-compliance reports on the regulation that makes […] More
Popular controversial Nollywood actor, comedian and brand influencer Uche Maduagawa, has come out as “proudly gay”. Uche Maduagawa well known for trolling popular celebrities, pastors and politicians on social media, claiming to be Nollywood’s troublemaker. In a shared post on his Instagram, he had some words of wisdom for his fellow Nigerians. “Appreciate others and […] More
Nigeria is no doubt home to vibrant and glamorous movie industry – the Nollywood, with stars winning our hears with their amazing talents and beauty. Nollywood is definitely a force to reckon with. As 2021 kicks off, let’s have a look at top actresses to look out for this year in this a list prepared […] More
82 of the Chibok school girls seized three years ago have just been released. DW wrote that More than a half of the some 270 schoolgirls who were kidnapped in Chibok three years ago are now at liberty. The release of the 82 Chibok girls on Saturday was a joyous occasion and a great success […] More