Analysis - Lagos State, with an estimated population of 20 million, is Africa's largest metropolis. Home to Nigeria's commercial capital, it is a magnet for internal migration, drawing in a mix of the ...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari needs to "stop deceiving" people about any talks with militants in the Niger Delta and get personally involved, the largest ethnic group in the region said on ...

Drama As Indigenes Oppose Government’s New State Proposal Tension is rising in Akwa Ibom State as the Ibibio people, the largest ethnic group in the state, have strongly opposed a proposal to create a ...

Following is a timeline of major religious and ethnic violence in Nigeria, a country divided into at least 200 ethnic groups and about evenly split between Muslims and Christians: Skip to main content ...

Ethnic clashes in an oil-rich area of Nigeria have left eight people dead, including an employee of ChevronTexaco, officials said Tuesday. The clashes between ethnic Ijaws and Itsekiris came as ...

A man on a quest to try different combat sports across the world said taking a punch while fighting in an ancient Nigerian ...

Nigeria is a deeply divided state in which major political issues are contested along complex ethnic, religious and regional divisions. Three major identity-group cleavages exist in Nigeria. These ...