IVORY COAST (AFP) -- Egypt face an anxious wait on the extent of Mohamed Salah's injury sustained in a lively 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, Jan. 18, while Nigeria defeated host Ivory Coast 1-0. Ghana's Mohammed Kudus (AFP) Mohammed Kudus struck twice for Ghana...
IVORY COAST (AFP) -- Mohamed Salah saved Egypt from an embarrassing defeat in its opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, Jan. 14, while Nigeria was held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen getting on the scoresheet. Egypt's forward Mohamed Salah (center) runs with the ball...
Vice President Sara Duterte met with the Nigerian and Qatari ambassadors to discuss collaborative projects and the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines Folakemi Ibidunni Akinleye. (Inday Sara...
KANO, Nigeria -- Fifteen children drowned and 25 others were missing when their overloaded boat capsized in a river in northwest Nigeria, a local official said on Wednesday. The children were on their way from Dundeji village in Sokoto State to collect firewood in the bush on Tuesday on the other...
KANO, Nigeria - Eight Nigerian schoolgirls have escaped from kidnappers in northwest Kaduna State two weeks after they were abducted on their way to school, a government official said. The students of Government Secondary School Awon in Kachia district were seized on April 3 in the latest...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote economic cooperation and investment opportunities in their respective special economic zones. PEZA OIC Deputy Director General for Operations...
The Nigerian Embassy in Manila has kicked off the two-day Nigeria-Philippines Business Forum which aims to higher and facilitate trade, investment and business opportunities in the two countries. Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Republic of the Philippines Folakemi I. Akinleye...
The government of Nigeria has committed to "collaborate" with the Philippines in connection with the natural gas sector. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (left) receives Ambassador of Nigeria Folakemi Ibidunni Akileye on June 17 at the BBM headquarters (BBM Media Bureau) Thus, said Ambassador of...
President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is scheduled to receive five more foreign envoys for courtesy calls on Friday morning, June 17. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) According to an advisory, Marcos will meet with Chargé d’ Affaires of Poland, Jaroslaw...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) intelligence agents have arrested two rowdy and overstaying Nigerians in General Trias, Cavite last Wednesday, June 8. Bureau of Immigration BI Intelligence chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. said James Ifeanyi Ezenwali, 52, and Nneji Victor Otamba, 54, were apprehended based on...
The Manila Cathedral in Intramuros is one with Pope Francis in praying for the victims of the shooting incident in Nigeria. Photo Manila Cathedral FB "We are one with our Holy Father Pope Francis in sending his condolences and prayers for the victims of the terror attack on a Catholic Church on...
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Over 100 people have been killed following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria's southern state of Imo, official and local sources said on Saturday. The explosion occurred late Friday at the illegal oil refinery in Egbema local government area, a boundary area...
