The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

Nigeria host Sierra Leone today to begin their qualification campaign for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The long read: In October 2020 an emergency call was received from a ship in British waters. After a full-scale commando raid, seven Nigerians were taken off in handcuffs – but no one was ever charged. What really happened on board?

Alex Iwobi was one of the highlights for Everton towards the end of 2021/22 and is continuing to impress with his international performances

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's ruling APC party has picked former Lagos State governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate for the 2023 presidential elections. Buhari cannot run again, as he will already have served two presidential terms. Also, Belgium's King Philippe expresses his "deepest regrets" to DR Congo during a landmark…

Among the dead were many children, one official said. The presiding priest was abducted as well.

A former governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, has been nominated to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate in next year’s presidential election

The defender ended the season in top form at Ibrox and lifted the Scottish Cup.

When reporters asked Bola Tinubu last month if his health was good enough for him to serve as president of Nigeria, he responded that he wasn't applying for a job as a professional wrestler or as a cement mixer.

The 70-year-old will slug it out against the opposition’s 75-year-old candidate to succeed 79-year-old President Buhari.

Nigeria’s cotton production has fallen steeply in recent years. It once supported the largest textile industry in Africa. The fall is due to weak demand for cotton and to poor yields resulting from planting low-quality cottonseeds. For these reasons, farmers switched from cotton to other crops.

Nigeria's ruling party on Wednesday picked former Lagos State governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate to run for president in elections scheduled for February 2023.