Nigeria

Nigeria charges former presidential candidate over anti-Tinubu posts

Abuja – Nigerian authorities on Tuesday charged a former presidential candidate with posting false messages online in a bid... Read more

yesterday

Abidjan – Nigerien authorities must “do more to protect” civilians against deadly attacks by the Islamic State Sahel Province,... Read more

10 Sep

Maiduguri – Jihadists killed at least 63 people in northeastern Nigeria while storming a town whose residents had been... Read more

8 Sep

Nigeria – At least 15 people fleeing gang violence in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara died when their... Read more

1 Sep

Cape Town — EFF leader Julius Malema has called on Africans to challenge laws he says perpetuate oppression and... Read more

26 Aug

Lagos – Nigeria’s military rescued 76 people kidnapped by criminal gangs known as “bandits” in northwestern Katsina state, though... Read more

25 Aug

Lagos – Nigeria has deported 102 foreigners including 60 Chinese nationals and 39 Filipinos convicted of “cyber-terrorism and internet... Read more

22 Aug

Kano – Gunmen killed at least 30 people in an attack on a mosque in northwestern Nigeria earlier this... Read more

21 Aug

Abuja – A Nigeria court postponed on Tuesday the beginning of a highly anticipated trial over the killing of... Read more

20 Aug

Lagos – Nigerian officials said Saturday they had arrested the alleged leaders of a jihadist group accused of several... Read more

18 Aug