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PM arrives in Nigeria; to re-invigorate ties

PM arrives in Nigeria; to re-invigorate ties

Rediff.com14 Oct 2007

Before embarking on the five-day visit, Dr Singh said his journey to Nigeria signifies India's desire to 're-invigorate its ties with not only our friend and brother' Nigeria but the entire African continent. In South Africa, he will attend the second India-Brazil-South Africa Summit that will seek to come up with some concrete proposals to strengthen the trilateral cooperation.

Nigeria ITF: Divij loses in final

Nigeria ITF: Divij loses in final

Rediff.com26 Oct 2008

India's Divij Sharan failed to carry on his giant killing form and finished runner up in the Nigeria ITF event, losing the final against fourth-seed Kamil Capkovic of Slovakia in three sets in Lagos.

Is India's TT dominance finally here?

Is India's TT dominance finally here?

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

Can see growth, especially in women's table tennis in India: Manika Batra on UTT

Namibia qualify for men's T20 World Cup 2024

Namibia qualify for men's T20 World Cup 2024

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

Namibia on Tuesday qualified for the men's T20 World Cup 2024, courtesy 10 points and a net run rate of +2.643 that assured them a top-two finish on the Africa region qualifiers points table, the International Cricket Council announced.

How To Study At Aston University on A Scholarship

How To Study At Aston University on A Scholarship

Rediff.com29 Mar 2024

Aston University is offering a scholarship worth 10,000 pounds towards tuition fees for one-year postgraduate-level courses to one student from India, Pakistan or Vietnam.

10 die in explosion, shootings in Nigeria

10 die in explosion, shootings in Nigeria

Rediff.com14 Dec 2011

A bomb blast and gunfire on Tuesday killed at least 10 people and injured many others in Nigeria's troubled city of Maiduguri, according to eyewitnesses

India, Nigeria to have direct flights soon

India, Nigeria to have direct flights soon

Rediff.com4 May 2011

Foreign Minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia was addressing a group of nine Indian journalists in Abuja on familiarisation visit to the country, who were accompanied by the high commissioner to the country, Mahesh Sachdev.

How To Apply to The University of Nottingham's GREAT scholarship

How To Apply to The University of Nottingham's GREAT scholarship

Rediff.com2 Apr 2024

The GREAT scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of 10,000 to students pursuing a one-year postgraduate study in the UK.

Nigeria: Families of abducted Indians evacuated

Nigeria: Families of abducted Indians evacuated

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

The High Commission is facilitating safety of the remaining 40 Indians in the state and their movement.

200 killed in Nigeria's post election violence

200 killed in Nigeria's post election violence

Rediff.com21 Apr 2011

At least 200 people have been killed and thousands displaced in post-election violence in Nigeria, a civil rights group said on Wednesday, as the loosing Muslim candidate General Muhammadu Buhari alleged rigging.

Ten Indians kidnapped in Nigeria freed

Ten Indians kidnapped in Nigeria freed

Rediff.com16 Jun 2007

All of them, who worked with a franchise of Indonesia-based Indorama firm, are with company officials, External Affairs Ministry sources in New Delhi said on Saturday.

Messi mess: Another Argentina friendly cancelled

Messi mess: Another Argentina friendly cancelled

Rediff.com10 Feb 2024

Argentina's friendly against Ivory Coast, scheduled to be held in Beijing in March, has been cancelled, the Chinese city's football association said on Saturday, following a backlash against Lionel Messi's failure to play in a match in Hong Kong.

Indian sailors held by pirates in Nigeria freed

Indian sailors held by pirates in Nigeria freed

Rediff.com26 Jan 2013

Five Indian sailors kidnapped off Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta and held captive for more than a month have been released by the pirates, a spokesman said on Saturday.

Why I Support Narayana Murthy

Why I Support Narayana Murthy

Rediff.com12 Dec 2023

If 4,000 workers could work round the clock for the construction of the new Parliament building, then there is no reason why all infrastructure projects too cannot follow that model, asserts Dr Sudhir Bisht.

16 Indian sailors return home after 9 months of detention in Africa

16 Indian sailors return home after 9 months of detention in Africa

Rediff.com11 Jun 2023

Oil tanker MT Heroic Idun and its 26 crew members, including 16 Indians, were in detention since August last year.

Nigeria: Captors free 2 kidnapped Indians

Nigeria: Captors free 2 kidnapped Indians

Rediff.com26 Jun 2007

Authorities originally reported that the two hostages were Lebanese employees of a construction company, but later said they were Indians working in agriculture.

Two Indians abducted in Nigeria released

Two Indians abducted in Nigeria released

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

Two abducted Indian engineers working with Indorama company in Rivers state of Nigeria have been released after 25 days in captivity

Nigeria: Kidnapped Indians not released yet

Nigeria: Kidnapped Indians not released yet

Rediff.com22 May 2007

The Indian government has said negotiations are being conducted by 'some private parties' and not the government as the kidnappers are purely criminal elements.

FIFA gives Nigeria deadline over team withdrawal

FIFA gives Nigeria deadline over team withdrawal

Rediff.com2 Jul 2010

FIFA has threatened to suspend Nigeria if the government of the west African country does not reverse a decision to withdraw the national soccer team from international competition for the next two years.

Nigeria's Abugan stripped of two silver medals

Nigeria's Abugan stripped of two silver medals

Rediff.com15 Oct 2010

Nigeria's Folashade Abugan has been stripped of her 400metres silver medal after failing a drug test at the Commonwealth Games.

PIX: Spain rally to down Japan; US, Germany make solid start

PIX: Spain rally to down Japan; US, Germany make solid start

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

Images from the opening day's action in the Olympics women's football tournament in Paris on Thursday.

African Nations Cup: Zambia, Nigeria make stuttering starts

African Nations Cup: Zambia, Nigeria make stuttering starts

Rediff.com22 Jan 2013

Zambia's chances of emulating Egypt, Ghana and Cameroon as the only nations to retain the African Nations Cup did not look promising when they began their campaign with a stuttering 1-1 draw against Ethiopia on Monday.

Nigeria rue missed chances as they crash out of WC

Nigeria rue missed chances as they crash out of WC

Rediff.com23 Jun 2010

Nigeria defender Joseph Yobo said the Super Eagles had only themselves to blame for blowing an extraordinary chance to reach the last 16 of the World Cup by drawing 2-2 with South Korea on Tuesday.

Nigeria: Over 500 killed in pipeline blast

Nigeria: Over 500 killed in pipeline blast

Rediff.com26 Dec 2006

Over 500 bodies, most of them burned beyond recognition, were lying at the scene of a fuel pipeline explosion in Nigeria's largest city Lagos, sources said on Tuesday.

South Korea look to upset fragile Nigeria

South Korea look to upset fragile Nigeria

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

South Korea have targeted the sometimes fragile Nigerian temperament as a route to victory when a tight World Cup Group B reaches a climax on Tuesday with all four teams still in the hunt for a second round spot.

2 Indians killed, one injured in Nigeria attack

2 Indians killed, one injured in Nigeria attack

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

"Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists attacked a Gum Arabic Factory located at Bayan quarters, Maiduguri metropolis today at about 10:00 hrs during heavy rain," a spokesman of a military Joint Task Force, Lt Col Sagir Musa told PTI but couldn't give the name of the Indians.

Fuel tanker explosion kills 200 villagers in Nigeria

Fuel tanker explosion kills 200 villagers in Nigeria

Rediff.com13 Jul 2012

As many as 200 villagers trying to scoop up fuel from an overturned tanker were killed in southern Nigeria on Thursday, when the petrol carrying vehicle exploded in a horrific inferno.

PIX: Nigeria air tragedy death toll reaches 193

PIX: Nigeria air tragedy death toll reaches 193

Rediff.com4 Jun 2012

Over 153 people were feared dead when a passenger plane tragically crashed into a residential building shortly after takeoff in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos on Sunday.

Suicide car bomber kills 3 outside Nigeria church

Suicide car bomber kills 3 outside Nigeria church

Rediff.com26 Feb 2012

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a packed church during Sunday service, killing three people and injuring dozens in central Nigeria's Jos city that has been the centre of a sectarian and ethnic violence.

50 killed in Easter Sunday bombings in Nigeria

50 killed in Easter Sunday bombings in Nigeria

Rediff.com8 Apr 2012

At least 50 people were feared killed in two car bomb explosions near a church during Easter Sunday services in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, eye-witnesses and emergency services said.

Row with Nigeria: Envoy sent offensive SMSes to cop, says Goa CM

Row with Nigeria: Envoy sent offensive SMSes to cop, says Goa CM

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday accused a Nigerian diplomat of sending "offensive SMSes" to a senior police officer over the controversy relating to the killing of a Nigerian national that had sparked protests by his compatriots in Panaji.

Blast hits polling station in Nigeria; 10 killed

Blast hits polling station in Nigeria; 10 killed

Rediff.com9 Apr 2011

At least 10 people, including a policewoman, were killed on Saturday and several others wounded in a blast at a polling station in Nigeria's northern state of Maiduguri during the parliamentary elections.

Paris Paralympics: How India fared on August 31, 2024

Paris Paralympics: How India fared on August 31, 2024

Rediff.com1 Sep 2024

Para shooter Rubina Francis lights up India's day with bronze at Paris Paralympics on Saturday.

Volume outperformance, steady results factored into Bajaj Auto's valuations

Volume outperformance, steady results factored into Bajaj Auto's valuations

Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

Bajaj Auto reported steady results in Q1FY25, with revenue surging 16 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), operating profit registering a growth of 24 per cent Y-o-Y, and margins swelling 20.2 per cent. The profitability was aided by 50 basis points (bps) on the accrual of PLI benefits. The domestic prospects for two-wheelers are healthy, though the response to the newly launched CNG motorcycle is a key monitorable.

Second title for Sania in Nigeria

Second title for Sania in Nigeria

Rediff.com17 Oct 2004

The second seed beat top seed Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa in the final of the USD 25000 ITF tournament in Nigeria.

Bharti Airtel to invest $600 mn in Nigeria

Bharti Airtel to invest $600 mn in Nigeria

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

India's largest cellular service company Bharti Airtel will invest $600 million in Nigeria's mobile market following its take over of Zain Telecom's African business for around SUD 10.7 billion.

Confederations Cup: Amateurs Tahiti thumped 6-1 by Nigeria

Confederations Cup: Amateurs Tahiti thumped 6-1 by Nigeria

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

Tahiti suffered a 6-1 thrashing by Nigeria in the Confederations Cup on Monday although the amateurs did find the net as Jonathan Tehau scored at both ends when they made their debut in a major tournament.