Shuaibu Mohammed

Explosions in Nigeria’s central region killed 32 people on Christmas Eve and six people died in attacks on two churches in the north-east.

Sporadic shooting rang out overnight in the central Nigerian city of Jos, and witnesses said at least one person was killed by soldiers.

Nigeria must address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence, rights groups and diplomats said.

Nigeria has put security forces on alert to prevent reprisal attacks after clashes near the city of Jos which may have left more than 300 people dead.

Mosque and government officials have pulled more bodies from wells and sewage pits in a village near the Nigerian city of Jos.

Authorities in the central Nigerian city of Jos extended a curfew and ordered the army to shoot on sight on Saturday to prevent new clashes.

A Nigerian court upheld the disputed election of the Senate president on Tuesday, ending uncertainty over who would run Africa’s most populous nation.

Nigerian police killed one man on Friday when they fired into a crowd of supporters of the governor of the central state of Plateau, who were protesting against an attempt to…