The Niger Delta has long carried the burden of oil production in Nigeria. For decades, communities have watched their rivers ...

A team of paleontologists led by National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno uncovered a trove of dinosaur fossils in the Sahara ...

There is this saying that one shouldn’t speak ill of the dead. It is actually a doublespeak. You can’t very well go before a ...

Colonial borders still shape today’s global conflicts. Drawn without consent, these lines continue to fuel wars, identity ...

Across six decades, 16 men have been at the helm of Africa’s most populous country, some by ballot, others by boots. What ...

A decline in piracy has pushed criminals toward hostage-taking, creating a growing ransom economy in the ocean region from Nigeria to Gabon.

Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on 13 July aged 82, was one of two former military heads of state who were later elected as civilian presidents. Buhari was the ...

Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari was buried at his home in northwestern Katsina state Tuesday, with the multiple ...