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Nigeria’s departing president Buhari defends legacy as he steps down
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari defended his political record on Sunday, the day before he steps down, saying he leaves the country in a better ... World News -
Death toll in central Nigeria clashes rises to 85: Local official
The death toll following clashes between herders and farmers in central Nigeria’s Plateau State has jumped from 30 to 85, a local official said ... World News -
At least four Nigerians killed in attack on US convoy: Blinken
At least four Nigerians were killed in an attack on a convoy of two US government vehicles in Nigeria on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ... World News -
US convoy attacked in Nigeria, White House confirms
A US convoy vehicle was attacked in Nigeria, but no Americans were involved or hurt, the White House said Tuesday.“But we are aware of some casualties ... World News -
After 100 hours of non-stop cooking, Nigerian chef from Lagos seeks world record
A Nigerian chef has spent 100 hours preparing meals non-stop, aiming to set a Guinness World Record for the longest ever cooking session by an ... Healthy Living -
Oil giant Shell wins UK Supreme Court case on oil spill off Nigerian coast
The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was too late for a group of Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil ... World News -
Six Danish oil tanker crew kidnapped off West Africa ‘safely recovered’
Six crew members kidnapped by pirates last month from a Danish oil tanker off Congo have been rescued from Nigeria, the ship’s owner said Monday.The ... World News -
Nigeria: Suspected extremists kill seven, kidnap 22
Seven people have been killed and 22 others kidnapped in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State where extremist groups operate, ... World News -
First group of Nigerian evacuees arrive from Sudan
The first group of several thousand Nigerians stranded in Sudan arrived in Abuja on Wednesday, after days of trying to escape persistent ... Middle East -
Three aid workers among five abducted in Nigeria
Three humanitarian workers and two contractors have been abducted in northeast Nigeria where the military is fighting an extremist insurgency, aid ... World News -
Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap 80, including children
Gunmen abducted at least 80 people, mostly women and children, in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, a hotspot for kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs ... World News -
Gunmen kill nearly 50 in rural Nigeria village
Gunmen have attacked a rural village in northern central Nigeria, killing dozens of people, local government officials said on Friday.The attack ... World News -
Extremists kill 37 fishermen in north Nigeria: Report
Extremists in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state have killed at least 37 fishermen, militia sources and a local told AFP on Thursday, in the latest ... World News -
Nigeria judge calls president ‘dictator’, extends cash swap deadline
Nigeria’s top court on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari acted like “a dictator” over the handling of a currency swap, and ordered a 10-month ... World News -
Pipeline blast kills 12 in Nigeria: Police
An explosion at a crude oil pipeline on Friday killed 12 people stealing oil in southern Nigeria, police said, in the latest bloody incident in the ... World News -
Nigeria’s Buhari says president-elect Tinubu best man for job
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday congratulated the declared winner of Nigeria’s presidential elections, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying he was the ... World News -
Nigerians start voting for new president
Nigerians started voting on Saturday to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, with many hoping the next leader will steer Africa’s most ... World News -
Senatorial candidate from opposition party killed ahead of Nigerian election
A senatorial candidate from Nigeria’s opposition Labour Party was killed late on Wednesday by unknown gunmen in southeastern Enugu State, a local ... World News -
Protests break out in Nigerian city over cash shortages
Angry bank customers burned tires and blocked streets in a southwest Nigerian city on Wednesday in protests over scarcity of naira cash, police and ... World News -
Nigeria’s Buhari asks central bank to boost FX sales to Emirates Airline
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the central bank to boost the foreign currency allocation to Emirates Airline after the carrier ... Aviation & Transport -
Chaotic cash shortage at ATMs force Nigerians to wait hours for $43
Nigeria is staring at chaos as ATMs in Africa’s biggest economy run out of new notes, days before a deadline that will render high-value currency ... World News -
Factbox: Nigeria’s election; when is the vote and what’s at stake
Voters in Africa’s biggest economy and most populous nation are heading to the polls on Feb. 25 to elect a new president and lawmakers amid growing ... World News -
Nigerian ex-senator accused of organ harvesting appears in UK court
Nigeria’s former deputy senate president and his wife appeared in a London court on Tuesday ahead of their trial for organ harvesting, but his accused ... World News -
Nigeria’s Buhari visits stronghold amid riots over currency swap
An angry mob clashed with police Monday in the northern Nigerian city of Kano to protest a visit by President Muhammadu Buhari, as anger grew over a ... World News -
UAE, Singapore, India ranked as some of world’s most ‘stock-obsessed’ countries
The United Arab Emirates ranked as one of the world’s most “stock-obsessed” countries, alongside Singapore and India, a new study revealed on ... Banking & Finance -
Germany hands back stolen artifacts to Nigeria
Germany handed back more than 20 looted artifacts to Nigeria on Tuesday, saying it was to “right a wrong” more than 100 years after they were stolen ... World News -
Nigeria charges student with ‘criminal defamation’ over tweet on first lady
Nigeria has charged a student with “criminal defamation” over posting a tweet about the physical appearance of the country’s first lady, his lawyer ... World News -
Gunmen in Nigeria kill three policemen, kidnap oil executive
Gunmen have killed three police escorts and abducted a local oil executive in southern Nigeria’s petroleum-producing Niger delta, police said Friday, ... World News -
Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap 60 in latest attack in the northwest
Nigerian gunmen kidnapped at least 60 people in a remote community in northwestern Zamfara state who were mostly women observing Prophet Muhammad's ... World News -
Nigerian start-up uses tech to help the visually impaired
A Nigerian start-up called Vinsighte is using technology to assist the visually impaired, with several products including “smart” reading glasses that ... Healthy Living