Suspected Islamic extremists struck in two state capitals in northeastern Nigeria on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens with a double bombing at a crowded market and an attack on a police base. Around 30 extremists were … read more
The number of people with Ebola in west Africa has risen above 16,000, with the death toll from the outbreak reaching almost 7,000, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. The number of deaths is more than 1,000 higher than the … read more
Nigeria has seen a recent upsurge in violence linked to the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, with the insurgency having left more than 13,000 dead since 2009. Here is a list of recent incidents: April 14: 276 young girls are … read more
Nigerian security personnel have stepped up efforts to rescue three kidnapped foreigners in the oil-rich Niger Delta, a military official said Friday. Colonel Anka Mustapha told The Associated Press that he’s confident that the foreign construction workers will soon be … read more
At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded on Friday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen opened fire during weekly prayers at the mosque of one of Nigeria’s top Islamic leaders. The attack at the … read more
Nigeria’s naira fell 2.5 percent on Friday, despite central bank intervention, and it briefly touched a record low on concerns OPEC’s decision not to cut oil output would put further pressure on Nigeria’s shaky finances. The central bank has struggled … read more
As the West fights to keep its youth from the grip of jihadists, Cameroon’s Muslim leaders are struggling to respond to a recruitment drive by Nigeria’s deadly Boko Haram. In this remote northeast corner of Cameroon, some 450 young locals … read more
It was a massive oil spill in 2011 off the Nigerian coast. Now after assessing environmental damage from the disaster at Shell’s offshore Bonga field, the country’s National Assembly wants to fine the energy giant $3.96 billion – that is … read more
Nigerian prosecutors have opened their case against a 14-year-old girl accused of murdering her 35-year-old husband, with testimony from a child allegedly sent to buy the murder weapon: rat poison. Wasila Tasi’u, from a poor, rural family in the mainly … read more
Nigeria’s naira touched a record low against the dollar on Wednesday, a day after the central bank devalued the currency, and it was trading lower than the bank’s target band even after rebounding. Nigeria’s central bank devalued the naira by … read more