An ex-Nigerian minister stole $6 billion of public money, the governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged. Adams Oshiomhole…
Nigeria's former military Muhammadu Buhari has won the country’s presidential election. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has hailed his victory as a…
Nigeria’s former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has a narrow lead over incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in the country’s presidential election,…
Nigeria has continued counting ballots in its presidential election, with the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from former…
Voting in parts of Nigeria have been extended until Sunday, March 29, after delays and a number of attacks. Technical…
Nigeria has begun voting for a new president, with incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from Muhammadu Buhari. It…
Nigeria has postponed the February 14 presidential election to March 28 over concerns about the security situation. The country’s electoral…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11 million to…
Malala Yousafzai has met Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan to press for more action to free at least 200 girls held…
Nigeria has called off a deal with Islamist group Boko Haram for the release of some of the abducted schoolgirls.…
Two bomb explosions killed at least 46 people in the central Nigerian city of Jos, police say. The first blast…
France is hosting a security summit on the threat from Boko Haram Islamists, after the abduction of more than 200…
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has canceled his visit to Chibok, the town where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted, officials…
The US is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the…
According to Amnesty International, Nigeria's military had advance warning of an attack on Chibok, where some 270 girls were kidnapped…
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria has threatened to "sell" the hundreds of schoolgirls it abducted three weeks…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has admitted that the country’s security forces still do not know where more than 200 abducted…
Thousands of mourners are attending the funeral of renowned author Chinua Achebe in his Nigerian home town of Ogidi in Anambra…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a spate of deadly attacks by…
About 150 people have been killed during the co-ordinated attacks by Islamist militants in the northern Nigerian city of Kano…
President Goodluck Jonathan has announced an immediate drop in the price of fuel, following a week of strikes and protests…
A series of bomb attacks in Nigeria, including two during Christmas Mass services at Catholic churches, killed 40 people and…