Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have devastated a central Nigerian state, killing at least 150 people and displacing thousands since Thursday, and rescue workers say the toll could rise. Search ...

Kano governor declares day of mourning after athletes representing the state at a national sports event are killed.

A bus has veered off a bridge in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano, killing at least 22 athletes who were returning home from a sports festival. The state's governor said several other ...

More than 100 people have died and several others remain missing after a torrential downpour in the central Nigerian state of ...

Torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that killed at least 111 people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers ...

Jihadist insurgents have overrun security positions in north-east Nigeria a dozen times in the past few months.

Communities in northern Nigeria have been experiencing prolonged dry spells worsened by climate change and excessive rainfall that leads to severe flooding during the brief wet season.

Nigerian authorities said they had expected flooding as part of the rainy season but were surprised by the extent of the damage.

The two-week sporting extravaganza, which brought together over 11,000 athletes from across Nigeria's 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory and Invited Junior Athletes (IJA), culminated in a ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has decried rising insecurity across the country. Atiku said Nigeria cannot develop ...