Kidnappers seize head of Nigeria’s Methodist Church
Chris Ewokor BBC News, Abuja AFP Copyright: AFP The head of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, Samuel Kanu, was…
Nigeria’s PDP presidential primary: Delegates vote in party convention
Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is meeting in Abuja to elect a candidate for next February’s presidential elections.…
Nigeria in trauma after Imo refinery deaths – President Buhari
By Ishaq Khalid BBC News, Abuja Nigeria’s president has said the country is in “shock and trauma” following…
Electricity lost in large parts of Nigeria after power blackout
Many Nigerians have once again been left without state-supplied electricity for several hours, three weeks after the president apologised for…
Ukraine war: Terror of African students in Russian-occupied Kherson
By Nomsa Maseko BBC News, Lagos Russia-Ukraine war About 100 African students are pleading for help to leave…
Nigerian romance scam suspects targeted 100 women – FBI
By Karen Schoonbee BBC News, Cape Town Eight Nigerian men accused of an internet dating scam have been charged in…
Shell pays $111m over 1970s oil spill in Nigeria
Oil giant Shell will pay a Nigerian community $111m (£80m) over an oil spill more than 50 years ago. A…
Nigeria: Many missing feared dead after boat sinks in Kebbi state
Dozens of people are missing feared dead in north-western Nigeria after a boat carrying about 200 broke in two and…