Nigeria

Nigeria insists troops “did not shoot at protesters” last year

Abuja – Nigeria’s government said on Wednesday that security forces “did not shoot” at peaceful protesters in Lagos last... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

Lagos – Nigerian youths held memorial protests in Lagos and Abuja on Wednesday, one year after security forces violently... Read more

20 Oct, 2021

Lagos – Monsurat Ojuade had just turned 18 when she was killed by a police officer, her sister Omolara... Read more

19 Oct, 2021

Abuja – Gunmen from a suspected criminal gang attacked a village market in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto state, killing 43... Read more

19 Oct, 2021

Lagos – A legal battle between Nigeria’s government and states over sales tax is fueling fierce debate about federalism... Read more

13 Oct, 2021

Abuja – Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday voted to amend a law to allow the country’s electoral commission to decide on... Read more

13 Oct, 2021

Kano – Six women and nine children kidnapped by jihadists from Christian communities in Nigeria’s northeast have escaped their captors,... Read more

12 Oct, 2021

Kano – Gunmen from gangs of cattle thieves and kidnappers have opened fire on a market in northwest Nigeria, killing... Read more

11 Oct, 2021

Lagos – Nigerian troops have arrested a well-known Nollywood actor for allegedly inciting support for a banned separatist movement... Read more

9 Oct, 2021

Lagos – Nigerian security forces have rescued nearly 200 kidnap victims during raids on camps of criminal gangs in dense... Read more

8 Oct, 2021