Nigeria

Gunmen kill at least 43 in Nigeria’s troubled north

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

Johannesburg – Nigeria centre-backs Leon Balogun and William Troost-Ekong redeemed themselves by playing key roles in a 2-0 World... Read more

11 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

Cotonou – Nigeria has not issued an extradition warrant for a separatist activist who has been in jail in neighbouring... Read more

10 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

Abuja – A much-touted cleanup of oil pollution in southern Nigeria has yet to start in parts of the hotspot... Read more

8 Oct, 2021