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Anger Over Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls
There is growing anger among the parents of a group of missing Nigerian schoolgirls following an attack by Boko Haram...
Nigerian Girls Escape Boko Haram Attack
Schoolgirls and teachers in north-eastern Nigeria have escaped an attack on a boarding school by Boko Haram jihadists,...
Boko Haram Executes Eight For Defying ‘Sharia Police’
Boko Haram have publicly executed eight villagers in northeast Nigeria who opposed the enforcement of its hardline form...
Nigeria’s Igbo Leaders Reject Call For Biafra State
Powerful Igbo leaders in Nigeria have rejected calls for the breakaway state of Biafra to be created for their ethnic...
Fifty Years of Lagos. But What About the Next 50?
The Nigerian megacity of Lagos, with its 20 million inhabitants, is the biggest in sub-Saharan Africa and is...
Lawmakers Ditch Probe of Outspoken Nigerian Ruler
Lawmakers in Kano state, northern Nigeria, have indefinitely suspended a probe into allegations of graft against one of...
Freed Boko Haram Fighter Says Group Ready To Attack Abuja
A man purporting to be a Boko Haram fighter said the group plans to bomb Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, in a video seen by...
Nigeria Meningitis Death Toll Tops 1,000
More than 1,000 people have died in an outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria, the Centre for Disease Control said Thursday,...
Nigerian Lawmakers Probe Outspoken Traditional Ruler
Lawmakers in northern Nigeria have opened an investigation into corruption claims against one of the country's leading...
Charity Warns S.Sudan ‘man-Made’ Famine Could Kill 6 Million
The famine ravaging South Sudan and its neighbours could claim six million lives, a charity warned Friday, as the...
Praise Allah! Islam Goes Evangelical In Nigeria’s South
Sunday morning is usually the preserve of Christian pastors in the Nigerian megacity of Lagos but a new form of worship...
Thoughts of A Modern Muslim King On Achieving Success In Life
Thoughts of a modern muslim King on achieving success in life The Emir of Kano State in Nigeria, Mallam Mahammadu...
Nigeria Charges 53 Over ‘gay Wedding’
Prosecutors in the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna have charged a group of 53 people with conspiring to celebrate a...
Nigerians Charged Over ‘gay Wedding’
A group of 53 people has been charged in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state with “conspiring” to celebrate a gay...
UN Chief Pushes Change In Trump-Era Turmoil
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marks his first 100 days in office on Monday, facing a long list of worsening...
‘Political’ Song Puts Nigerian Musician In Dock
Sadiq Zazzabi is a talented R&B singer in northern Nigeria, popular among Hausa speakers across the country and beyond...
Cameroon Expelled 2,600 Nigerians Fleeing Boko Haram
More than 2,600 Nigerians who fled into northern Cameroon to escape Boko Haram jihadists have been forced to go home...
Why Transgender Africans Turned Against A Famous Feminist
A leading African writer has transfixed the internet with her comments on gender - but fellow Nigerians say they feel...
5,000 Civilians Freed From Boko Haram’s Grip
Cameroon said its troops had rescued 5,000 civilian "hostages" held by Boko Haram Islamists in a cross-border operation...