Tag: Nigeria
Facebook to open office in Nigeria next year
US social media giant Facebook has announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria, next year. It will…
Nigeria’s Kaduna state approves law to castrate child rapists
The governor of Nigeria’s north-western Kaduna state, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, has signed into law a measure introducing tough penalties for…
The Nigerian filmmakers risking jail with lesbian movie ‘Ife’
Two Nigerian filmmakers face the prospect of imprisonment if they ignore the stern warning of the authorities and proceed with…
Nigeria’s slave descendants prevented from marrying who they want
In a tragedy reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet, a couple in Nigeria killed themselves earlier this month after their parents…
Behind Ghana and Nigeria’s love-hate affair
''In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene looks at the fraught relationship between Ghana and…
Nigeria state passes law to castrate child rapists
Lawmakers in Nigeria's Kaduna State have approved surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of raping children under the age…