If he can defeat the closest southern candidate [Peter Obi] in 2023 with over 2.5 million votes when he was contesting as an ...

Reconsider travel to Nigeria due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, armed gangs, and inconsistent availability of ...

A mob in southern Nigeria killed 16 people, at least some them when tires were forced over their heads and shoulders and set on fire because they were believed to be kidnappers, officials said Friday.

Saturday's attack is the first in southern Nigeria, raising concerns among the population that the gunmen are expanding their reach. Security at the Ebute Metta Station, known as the Mobolaji ...

A gay Ugandan couple covers themselves with a pride flag as they pose for a photograph in Uganda on March 25, 2023. (AP Photo, File) ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria said Tuesday they detained ...

A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured, police told The Associated Press, a shocking development at a program that aimed to offer ...

At least 18 people died and 10 others were injured in southern Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, officials said. The accident happened along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway in the ...

YENAGOA, NIGERIA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles have abducted more than 30 people from a train station in Nigeria's southern Edo state, the governor's office said on Sunday.

Fuel truck explosion kills 8 in southern Nigeria. By Reuters. July 24, 2023 8:34 AM UTC Updated July 24, 2023. YENAGOA, Nigeria, July 24 (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed when a ...

A mob in southern Nigeria has killed 16 people, at least some them when tires were forced over their heads and shoulders and set on fire, because they were believed to be kidnappers.