Peter Nkanga
2 Jun 2021
Peter Nkanga, a reporter with the British Broadcasting Corporation's Africa Eye, has written to the Nigerian Police Force, warning them of a danger to his life posed by followers of Ahmed Isah, the host of the radio programme, Berekete Family Show. The show airs on Human Rights Radio owned by Isah. Since the broadcast of…
18 May 2021
Nigerians on Twitter have expressed divergent opinions on a viral video of Ahmad Isah, also known as Ordinary President, hitting a woman during an interview. In the trending BBC Africa Eye documentary video by Peter Nkanga, Isah assaulted the woman who was accused of setting her brother’s daughter on fire for alleged witchcraft. The woman…
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A US congressional delegation was meeting Armenia's leaders on Saturday to express support in the wake of protests rocking the small Caucasus nation after Azerbaijan reclaimed control over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. The US embassy said the group will meet Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and a handful of other officials "to discuss US-Armenian relations and the impact…
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The Mega Plastic factory located in Ilupeju area of Lagos was gutted by fire on Saturday morning. An eyewitness told The Guardian that the fire incident started at about 6:30 a.m. Videos of the fire incident showed that the flames of the fire had covered the factory. Our correspondent gathered that emergency responders of the…
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The Kwara State Government says it has entered into partnership with the National Agriculture Land Development Authority (NALDA) to improve food production in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas, disclosed this during her field inspection of the proposed site for the programme on Friday. The News Agency of…
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the deadline for submission of applications and entries into the 2023 Talent Hunt through a Hackathon to Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023
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The All Stars didn't win their final challenge of the season. This week was all about "Social Media and the Future." The Big Brother Naija All Stars had a special challenge where they had to come up with three cool things that could be really important in the future, like 50 years from now. Before…