naija news today 070718

They are believed to be special and have unique and spiritual capabilities like the gift of healing, extreme intelligence and physical strength. Known as Dada from Yoruba culture in Nigeria, these children are born with naturally matted or locked hair. The hair is similar to dreadlocks and is...

China on Friday handed over a block of two newly constructed classrooms to the Nigerian government with an aim of boosting the standard of education in the most populous African country. The donated block of classrooms at the China-Assisted Model Primary School by the … Read more via...

LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) — Nigeria’s Catholic bishops criticized the president’s lack of action against ethnic Fulani herdsmen who attack farmers and linked his inaction to his religion. "It can no longer be regarded as mere coincidence that the suspected perpetrators of these heinous crimes are...

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s ruling party has split after a faction declared that it no longer supports the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, threatening his hopes of a securing a second term in an election due early next year...... Read more via Pan African Visions –...