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The town recently hosted its second festival, attracting hundreds of sets of twins dressed in traditional clothes

Most domestic and international observers said last month's presidential vote was credible, despite well-documented problems. But tensions remain high

Muhammadu Buhari will run for a second term in polls scheduled for February 2019

Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and Ghanaian citizens have attended the funeral of president John Atta Mills.

Nigerian oil workers have threatened to halt production as a strike over fuel prices enters its fourth day and secterian tensions simmer.

Families are searching the rubble from a bomb blast at UN headquarters in Nigeria for loved ones.

Nigeria marked 15 years since the execution of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and his campaign against the oil industry drew the world's attention to abuses.

It only became worse for Joseph Udoh after his home caught fire -- and his struggles illustrate the stress many Nigerians live through 50 years after independence, despite the country's oil wealth.

The death of Nigeria's president Umaru Yar'Adua jeopardises long-awaited reforms of the nation's decrepit and corruption-ridden oil sector.

Transfer of power to Goodluck Jonathan as Nigeria's acting president is the tonic needed to revive governance in the key oil producer, analysts say.

Nigeria's regulatory authorities have long persisted in painting a rosy picture of the country's banks despite the global financial meltdown.

Aduke Komolafe, a 58-year-old Nigerian civil servant, put an end to her life by swallowing rat poison, mortified at the loss of her savings to a phoney investment fund. Lured by the promise of 100% returns in two weeks, the mother of five put 1,3-million naira ($10 000) into Pennywise, one of dozens of self-styled "wonder" investment firms.

Since 1956, when Shell first struck oil in Nigeria, the Anglo-Dutch oil giant has never been under fire like it has since the beginning of the year, analysts said on Wednesday. Shell's foray into Nigeria's lucrative oil industry began with the historic feat of striking the first oil well in Oloibiri in present-day southern Bayelsa state.