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.
A cameraman who was among three members of a South African television crew abducted in Nigeria has fled to safety and is now in Lagos.
M-Net on Tuesday confirmed that three of its staff members were taken hostage in Nigeria, and another was shot and wounded.
The abductors of a South African citizen in Nigeria had not made contact with any authorities by Tuesday morning.
Nigeria’s president returned on Wednesday after a stay in hospital fueling concern about fresh turmoil but his deputy said all was "on course".
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua arrived back in Abuja on Wednesday after three months in a Saudi Arabian hospital.
The Nigerian president has arrived back home after a three-month absence that left the West African country in political limbo.
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/ 22 February 2010
Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua’s doctors are refusing to allow visitors from Abuja to see him in his Jeddah hospital.
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/ 12 February 2010
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.
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/ 11 February 2010
The African Union on Thursday urged the military in coup-prone Nigeria to respect a decision to hand power to the country’s deputy leader.
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/ 10 February 2010
Nigeria’s Vice-President, Goodluck Jonathan, took office as acting head of state on Tuesday from ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua.
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/ 9 February 2010
Nigeria’s Parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua and hand power to his deputy until he is well enough to resume.
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/ 6 February 2010
Nigeria have sacked coach Shaibu Amodu following their third-place finish at the African Nations Cup and have begun the search to replace him.
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/ 5 February 2010
A Nigerian minister has called on ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua to transfer power, a senior official said on Thursday.
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/ 4 February 2010
The Nigerian government warned Niger Delta militants on Wednesday against issuing threats of violence.
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/ 3 February 2010
Nigeria’s main militant group has been revitalised by growing frustration over the government’s lack of leadership.
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/ 30 January 2010
Nigeria’s main militant group lifted a three-month ceasefire on Saturday and threatened attacks against Africa’s biggest energy sector.
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/ 28 January 2010
A row over the win-bonus of Africa Cup of Nations semifinalists Nigeria has been averted after a special committee paid up their share.
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/ 28 January 2010
Nigeria’s Cabinet rallied around ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua on Wednesday, passing a resolution that he remains capable of holding office.
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/ 27 January 2010
Ghana face neighbours Nigeria in a charged west African derby on Thursday with the prize a ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations final.
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/ 27 January 2010
Nigeria’s Senate said on Wednesday President Umaru Yar’Adua should formally notify Parliament about his absence in line with the Constitution.
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/ 27 January 2010
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that a "failure" by Nigeria’s government to address young people’s needs was breeding radicalism.
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/ 26 January 2010
Nigerian police said on Tuesday at least 326 people died in Muslim-Christian clashes last week in the central Plateau State.