The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

A Nigerian woman who has been wanted in Italy since 2010 has been flown from Abuja back to Rome where she has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for crimes including running a prostitution ring, Italian police said on Wednesday.

Nigerians will return to the polls on Saturday to elect state governors across the country, two weeks after a disputed presidential election, with the main focus on the race to lead Lagos, the country's economic heartbeat and wealthiest state.

Ike Ekweremadu tells Old Bailey court he became suspicious of Lagos street trader offering kidney

Ike Ekweremadu, 60, was giving evidence at the Old Bailey in central London.

The World Bank suspends work with Tunisia over a spike in racist attacks fuelled by an inflammatory speech by President Kais Saied. In Nigeria, the opposition party leads peaceful protests in condemnation of the electoral commission's handling of last month's flawed presidential election. And a few hours after the Michelin…

When and how Washington congratulates foreign leaders on contentious election victories matters.

Ike Ekweremadu denies offering to reward his sick daughter’s prospective kidney donor.

Thousands of opposition supporters protested Monday against the country’s presidential election results, as calls for a revote intensified

Ike Ekweremadu, 60, tells Old Bailey he paid Dr Obinna Obeta £1,800 to find kidney donor for his daughter

Nigerians voted to elect a new president on 25 February and he will be sworn in on 29 May 2023. One of his responsibilities must be to lead the country in taking science more seriously. Science should be the fulcrum of Nigeria’s development.

Last week’s win for the ruling party in Nigeria is a familiar result across the continent, but their oppositions are far from routed