More than 160 villagers from Nigeria’s north died from lead poisoning while trying to leach gold from rock deposits.
Coach Lars Lagerback boasted that Nigeria can beat any World Cup opponent after the team arrived here Wednesday to prepare for the tournament.
Militants in oil-rich southern Nigeria, who last year laid down arms under an amnesty deal, on Wednesday pledged to back new leader Goodluck Jonathan.
Many members of the Nigerian police are more likely to commit crimes than prevent them, a report released on Tuesday claimed.
Militants in the Niger Delta have threatened a fresh wave of potentially crippling attacks on Nigeria’s oil industry.
The death of Nigeria’s president Umaru Yar’Adua jeopardises long-awaited reforms of the nation’s decrepit and corruption-ridden oil sector.
Nigeria’s Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as head of state on Thursday following the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua.
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua death has paved the way for the most hotly contested succession since the country’s return to democracy.
Nigeria president Umaru Yar’Adua has died, an official at his office confirmed late on Wednesday.
Royal Dutch Shell spilled nearly 14 000 tonnes of crude oil into the creeks of the Niger Delta last year, the company has announced.
On World Press Freedom Day, reporters are being asked to observe a minute’s silence for the 1 500 journalists killed in the last 14 years.
Gunmen shot dead a Nigerian newspaper journalist after forcing their way into his home in the commercial capital, Lagos, his newspaper said on Monday.
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Nigeria’s former military leader, Ibrahim Babangida, is planning a political comeback nearly 25 years after he first came to power.
Suspected Muslim gangs burned homes in a Christian village near the Nigerian city of Jos, which has been at the centre of tit-for-tat attacks.
Nigeria’s acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, installed a new Cabinet on Tuesday.
Lola Shoneyin’s grandmother never forgave her husband for taking four extra wives. Yet polygamy is still common in Lola’s home country, Nigeria.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi has suggested that Nigeria be broken up into several states along ethnic lines like the former Yugoslavia.
Nigeria’s citizens have taken to the internet to air the dirty laundry of ministerial nominees — sparking something that looks a lot like democracy.
Nigerian police have arrested 164 people over a recent massacre near the central city of Jos and plan to charge most with terrorism or arson.
Nigerian acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday dissolved the Cabinet, asserting his power a little over a month after taking over.
The majority of militants who took part in an amnesty last year in the Niger Delta region are still behind the peace plans, the Nigeria says.
Two explosions shook the state governor’s office in Nigeria’s southern oil city of Warri on Monday where amnesty talks were being held.
Expectations are diminished for Nigeria, but it was not long ago that the Super Eagles were seen as the most likely African nation to do well.
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.
The South African man being held hostage in Nigeria has still not been released, his father-in-law said on Monday.
Cellphones may become a key weapon in the war against HIV/Aids in Africa, allowing counsellors to reach greater numbers of people.
Nigeria sent in troops to the northern Jos region on Monday after attacks by gangs on Christian villages that officials say killed 500 people.
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.
More than 200 bodies — many of them women and children — lay in the streets of a Nigerian town after a renewed spate of Christian-Muslim violence.
Nigeria’s powerful state governors pledged their support for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, saying he should continue to lead.