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Tears, anxiety as kidnapped schoolgirls remain captive
Hafsa and Aisha, 14 and 13 respectively, were among the 317 schoolgirls abducted by gunmen from their hostels in an all-girls boarding school in the Zamfara state's remote village of Jangebe.
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New abduction at Nigeria school, hundreds feared missing
Heavily armed criminal gangs in northwest and central Nigeria have stepped up attacks in recent years, kidnapping for ransom, raping and pillaging.
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Boko Haram claims deadly rocket attack on Nigerian city
In a six-minute propaganda video released on Thursday, a voice claiming to be the group's leader Abubakar Shekau spoke over footage of militants firing rockets outside the city.
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Boko Haram killed 16 in Nigeria attack: local militia
Officials said previously 10 people were killed and 47 were injured in Tuesday's attack when jihadists fired rocket-propelled grenades on the densely-populated city.
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Kidnappers in Nigeria free 53 seized on bus
The freed bus passengers were receiving medical checkups before being reunited with their families.
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Niger political veterans to face off in presidential vote
Niger is the world's poorest nation, according to the UN's benchmark of development of 189 countries, and is struggling with jihadist insurgencies that have spilled over from Mali and Nigeria.
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Nigeria's young protesters trapped between trauma and fear
At least 10 people were killed by security forces on October 20, Amnesty International said at the time, a charge Nigeria's army has denied.
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Talks ongoing to free Nigeria school kidnap victims
Gunmen in military uniforms raided the Government Science College in Kagara, Niger state early on Wednesday, killing one student and taking others away.
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Nigeria president orders operation to rescue abducted schoolboys
"The President has directed the Armed Forces and Police, to ensure immediate and safe return of all the captives," presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said in a statement.
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Gunmen kidnap 'hundreds' of schoolboys in Nigeria: security, official sources
Northwest and central Nigeria have increasingly been targeted by criminal gangs known locally as "bandits" who kidnap for ransom, rape and pillage across the region.
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Nigerian president appeals for unity after ethnic clashes
At least one person was killed after a dispute erupted on Friday at Shasha market in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state.
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Nigerian behind abduction of school children surrenders
Auwalun Daudawa led dozens of gunmen who snatched students from their school hostels in the town of Kankara in a crime that sparked global outrage and highlighted growing instability in the country's northwest.
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Nigeria detects six new cases of COVID-19 variant discovered in UK
NCDC Director-General Chikwe Iheakwazu said the variant was detected in samples collected by scientists at the Africa Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases at a university in southwestern Osun state.
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North Nigeria city in dark for week after jihadist sabotage
Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, has been without power since 26 January after the jihadists blew up a power grid just outside the city, according to residents and sources at the power company.
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Huge challenges await Nigeria's new military chiefs
Often described as overstretched and underfunded, Nigeria's military is fighting jihadists in the northeast and armed gangs in the northwest as well as dealing with communal conflicts in central regions, separatist tensions in the southeast and piracy in the nearby Gulf of Guinea.
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Fear and frustration in Nigeria as millions at risk of phone suspension
The government of Africa's most populous country has ordered telecom operators to block the SIM cards of anyone who fails to register for a National Identity Number (NIN) by February 9.
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Africa records higher death rates during coronavirus second wave
Africa has so far recorded around 3.3 million cases of COVID-19 and nearly 82,000 deaths, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Nigeria to receive 10 million vaccine doses in March
The statement did not specify which type of vaccine would be used for the 10 million doses.
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Pandemic tips more people into extreme poverty in Nigeria's Lagos
Before the pandemic, nearly half of Nigeria's 200 million people were living on less than $1.90 a day, rivalling India for the world's highest number of poor.
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The story behind 'Oloture', Nigeria's Netflix sex-trafficking drama
As a freelance reporter with a burning desire to uncover the truth about a sordid backstreet trade, Tobore Ovuorie dressed as streetwalker to infiltrate a prostitution ring.
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Nigerian worshippers at a loss as 'crossover' prayers cancelled
This year, the all-night celebrations have been widely canceled because of COVID-19 - and many worshippers, desperate to turn the page on 2020, say they feel a void.
