The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

Nigeria and hosts Morocco moved into the semi-finals at the women's Africa Cup of Nations following victories on Friday night over Zambia and Mali respectively.

When the announcement of Chimamanda Adichie Ngozi’s latest novel Dream Count was made, it was regarded as a major event in African literature. The internationally celebrated Nigerian writer had not published a novel in the past 12 years, and her long-awaited return stirred both anticipation and speculation. In the post-COVID…

Marten’s mother Virginie and brother Tobias both attended her Old Bailey trial — but where are the rest of her family, and what can the five of them tell us about her descent into a life of crime? Katie Strick reports

We look at the conditions under which BC Game operates in Nigeria: international licence from Curacao, registration with NLRC, support for NGN and cryptocurrencies, as well as mechanisms of account protection and game transparency.

The country bid farewell to Buhari with military honours and honorific chants of ‘Sai Baba’.

Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari was buried at his home in northwestern Katsina state Tuesday, with the multiple heads of state in attendance guarded by a heavy security detail.

Lagos State, with an estimated population of 20 million, is Africa’s largest metropolis. Home to Nigeria’s commercial capital, it is a magnet for internal migration, drawing in a mix of the country’s ethnic groups. Nigeria is estimated to have between 150 and 500 distinct ethnic groups, many of which are…

London mayor will also visit Ghana and South Africa on five-day trip

Muhammadu Buhari, who was the country’s democratic leader between 2015 and 2023, died aged 82 in London on Sunday.