Nigerian legend Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha thinks Africa’s misery at the Soccer World Cup is because of bad administration and players’ lack of passion.
Two-time champions Argentina sealed top spot in Group B by beating Greece 2-0 while South Korea go to the last 16 as runners-up despite a 2-2 draw.
Greece came back from a goal down to beat Nigeria 2-1 in the World Cup on Thursday after the African team had to play with 10 men.
Nigeria are keeping everyone guessing about their plans for the match with Greece on Thursday, training in seclusion in Richards Bay north of Durban.
Using tubes to funnel polluted water into his small boat, Nigerian teenager Daniel Muukor helps to "mop up" the latest oil spill in the Niger Delta.
A former Nigerian rebel leader said on Friday he would abandon an amnesty programme if the government did not quickly provide jobs and development.
More than 300 suspected kidnappers have been arrested in Nigeria since February, the police chief said on Wednesday.
Health workers have set up emergency treatment centres in northern Nigeria for scores of children suffering from lead poisoning.
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.