The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

Nigerian officials say a Boeing 787-800 belonging to United Airlines was forced to make an emergency return last Friday

The army says Nigerian soldiers have killed 79 militants and suspected kidnappers over the past week in an operation targeting a decades-long insurgency by Islamic militants in the northeast and attacks by various armed groups in the northwest

In Cameroon’s southwest and Nigeria’s southeast, violence has disrupted the education of hundreds of thousands.

For the children of the Nigerian diaspora, displaced by war and split between two worlds, footballers from John Fashanu to Jay-Jay Okocha were a first glimpse of themselves in Britain’s mainstream

A French woman who lost her life savings to scammers pretending to be American actor Brad Pitt is seeking to unmask at least three Nigerians her legal team accuses of defrauding her.

Policing has become a contentious subject globally, with systemic injustices prompting diverse responses of resistance and revolt. In turn, protest movements around the world have increasingly turned to art as a dynamic tool for resistance, awareness and advocacy for change.

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said

Gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria claims 86 lives, emphasizing safety precautions and economic challenges post-subsidy removal.

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said

A total of 86 people have died after a petrol tanker truck overturned and exploded in Niger state. Most of the victims were impoverished local residents who had rushed to scoop up the spilled petrol, local authorities said. The price of fuel in Nigeria has gone up by 400 percent…

At least 70 people have been killed in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said