At least 58 students were murdered at a Nigerian agricultural college by suspected Boko Haram militants, who set a locked dormitory ablaze and cut the throats of those who tried to escape. In the last month, more than 300 people in northeastern Nigeria…
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Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday condemned last week’s attacks in Nigeria by the Islamist group Boko Haram and underscored a commitment to help Nigerian authorities crack down on the militants the United States deems a terrorist organization. “…
Nigeria’s population of 170 million is a growing market for smartphone manufacturers. But there’s a lack of locally-made games with Africa-centered content and in stepped Nigerian entrepreneur Hugo Obi. VOA’s Laurel Bowman brings us his story.
Children as young as 12 are selling themselves for sex for as little as 80p in one of Brazil’s World Cup cities, a Sky News investigation has found. It comes as international footballers join a campaign warning fans travelling to the tournament not…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is facing a crisis within his party centered around his assumed intention to run for another term in the 2015 election. His critics say it would violate an unwritten rule that power should rotate between the largely…
As Nigerians look forward to elections in 2015, many of the country’s women are demanding politicians to push for legislation that will protect them against domestic violence, which is on the increase. Women make up the largest voting base. Jacqueline…
Facebook today released a brand new mobile app for iOS, one billed as a new way to browse both the News Feed and news stories shared on the site — Paper. At first glance, it looks like Flipboard with a Facebook-centric approach, but once you start…
Tens of thousands of spectators have turned up to watch the demolition of a 116-metre (380-ft) skyscraper in Frankfurt. The former university tower AfE came down in seconds in the largest controlled building demolition ever in Europe. It required 950…
Katie Spencer presents Swipe, Sky News’ technology news and features show. This week we look at how close we are to travelling into space, check out South Korea’s new internet eating fab and review the latest games.
Photographer David Bailey says a new exhibition of his work is intended to be both entertaining and educational. David Bailey’s Stardust at the National Portrait Gallery is a display of more than 250 images which have been personally selected and reprinted…