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Being forced to treat Ebola patients, allege 4 Indian doctors in Nigeria

Four Indian doctors, who claim they are being forced to treat Ebola patients against their will in Nigeria, want to return home and appealed to the Indian government to facilitate this. The......

PHOTOS: 21 killed in Nigerian mall explosion

An explosion erupted through a Nigerian shopping mall, killing at least 21 people just an hour before the national football team played Argentina in the World Cup. Witnesses said the blast left......

Boko Haram releases 82 Chibok girls in prisoner swap

Eight-two Chibok schoolgirls among the 276 were released by Boko Haram militants on Saturday after more than three years in captivity. A government official said consistent negotiations between......

World leaders thank India for Covid vaccine shipments to combat pandemic

World leaders thanked India for its help and support in combating the coronavirus pandemic through 'early and meaningful' shipments of Covid-19 vaccine doses, as they addressed the high-level......

Two blasts rock Nigerian churches on Christmas; 28 killed

At least 28 people were killed on Sunday in two powerful blasts that targeted churches in Nigeria during the Christmas services, amid a series of attacks by a radical Islamic sect in the country's......

India, Nigeria to have direct flights soon

India and Nigeria will establish direct flights under a proposed bilateral air agreement which will lead to greater business transactions between the two countries, a top Nigerian minister has......

OVL's Nigerian safari hits roadblock

ONGC Videsh Ltd's efforts to get back two highly prospective deep-sea oil blocks in Nigeria have hit a roadblock with a court in the African nation granting an interim injunction on the......

PM hails Indo-Nigerian ties, Indian community

India's partnership with Nigeria is very important, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the first day of his official visit to that country.Attending a reception hosted by Indian High......

CPM questions PM's 'about turn' on Doha talks

The Communist Party of India-Marxist has questioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent statement that the Doha World Trade Organisation parleys on agriculture should proceed with removal of......

PM to bridge 45-year gap in ties with Nigeria

History will revisit the Nigerian capital of Abuja on October 14 when Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrives there on a three-day visit. Nigeria has not seen an official visit by any Indian prime......

PT Usha confident India will win 2030 CWG bid

IMAGE: Indian Olympic Committee President P T Usha. Photograph: Kind Courtesy P T Usha/X Indian Olympic Association president P T Usha is confident about securing the hosting rights of the 2030......

Ahmedabad formally awarded hosting rights of 2030 CWG

'India brings scale, youth, ambition, rich culture, enormous sporting passion and relevance. We start our next century for the Commonwealth Games in good health.' IMAGE: Delegates of the 74......

India set to be confirmed as 2030 Commonwealth Games hosts!

IMAGE: Gujarat Sports Minister Harsh Sanghavi submit India's proposal to Commonwealth Sport in London to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, on August 31, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo All but assured......

Ahmedabad recommended as host city for CWG 2030

'Amdavad (also known as Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat), will now be put forward to the full Commonwealth Sport membership, with the final decision taking place at the Commonwealth Sport......

Nigerian teen in pink aims to 'take the golf world by storm'

'She still has some room for growth and I think as I said by the age of 15 she will be ripe, you know, to take the golf world by storm.' IMAGE: Iyeneobong Essien,13-year-old golf prodigy points at......