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Gunmen kidnap ‘hundreds’ of boys from school in Nigeria, shooting one student dead during raid Armed men raided the Government Science College in Kagara, Niger state ‘Bandits’ wearing military uniforms seized the children and overwhelmed guards It comes two months after 300 boys were kidnapped from another school Nigeria’s north is fighting insurrection led by Islamist … Read more
A cake designer who supplies events including the BRITs and Queen Charlotte’s Ball is now helping to feed thousands of families across the UK – after Covid ‘wiped out £80,000’ from her business overnight. Cynthia Stroud, 37, of Hertford, runs the Pretty Gorgeous Cake Company and has also appeared as a TV judge on the … Read more
Michael Boulos, the young Arab-American entrepreneur destined to become Donald Trump’s son-in-law, comes from an extraordinary family which has enjoyed immense wealth but also suffered unimaginable tragedy, MailOnline can reveal. The 23-year-old, who proposed to the ex-President’s youngest daughter Tiffany, 27, with a £1million engagement ring this week, is heir to a vast multi-billion pound … Read more
Boko Haram militants attack a Christian village and burn down a church in Nigeria, killing 11 Boko Haram terrorists have killed 11 people and kidnapped a priest in Nigeria It is claimed armed men in trucks and on motorbikes stormed Primi village Primi is only a short distance from a village where 200 girls were … Read more
ANOTHER mutant form of coronavirus is discovered in Nigeria after new strains were found in South Africa and Britain A third new variant of coronavirus has been discovered in Nigeria, medics say The mutant strain is different to those uncovered in the UK and South Africa But medics are not sure what effect the strain … Read more
Boko Haram have released footage of dozens of the more than 300 schoolboys it kidnapped last week in Nigeria. A distraught teenager, surrounded by dozens of younger boys, speaks in English and Hausa saying: ‘We have been caught by the gang of Abu Shekau.’ His voice starts to falter as he says: ‘Please, please, we need … Read more
Boko Haram jihadists today claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 300 school children in Nigeria last week. ‘I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping in Katsina,’ said the leader of the group that was also behind the 2014 abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in Chibok, in a voice message. … Read more
‘Africa shouldn’t be considered a trend’: Naomi Campbell says people have had the ‘wrong perception’ of the continent in the past as supermodel speaks out at Arise fashion week in Nigeria Naomi Campbell, 50, attended Arise Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria Model, who lives in London, said people have had ‘wrong perception’ of Africa She added … Read more
Boko Haram massacre kills at least 43: Islamist militants behead and slit the throats of Nigerian rice farmers and fishermen – with dozens still missing after barbaric attack The workers were rounded up and slaughtered by the militants in Borno state Boko Haram has not claimed responsibility but is believed to be behind attack Villagers … Read more
A starving lion was discovered by a shocked visitor to a zoo in Nigeria along-side a number of other severely underfed animals. After the man’s discovery, a wildlife charity has begun a rescue mission from the horror zoo in an attempt to save the life of the severely malnourished male lion. His strength must first … Read more