Nigeria

Human Rights Watch urges Niger to protect civilians against IS attacks

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

Abuja – As Nigerian women dominate sports on the continent, they’re facing off not just against top talent abroad... Read more

29 Aug

Abuja – Burkina Faso and Mali did not send representatives to a continental military meeting hosted by Nigeria Monday... Read more

26 Aug

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

26 Aug

Johannesburg – EFF leader Julius Malema told Nigerian lawyers in Enugu that foreign nationals are not to blame for... Read more

25 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