Nigeria

Suspected Islamist fighters launched a coordinated attack on an army base and a military outpost in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State, killing at least 16...

A 37-year-old woman, Linda Stephen, has approached a Customary Court seeking a divorce from her husband, Felix Stephen, citing his excessive sexual demands and...

Dangote Refinery has announced a temporary suspension of petroleum product sales in naira, citing the need to align its sales currency with its crude...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on Tuesday in oil-producing Rivers State and suspended the state governor, his deputy and all...

A newlywed couple, Dozie and Joan Okoye, have died in a gas explosion on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The couple, who reportedly...

Big Brother Naija Lockdown second runner-up, Rebecca Nengi Hampson, has welcomed a baby girl. Sharing the news on Instagram, Nengi announced that she gave birth...

A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted Jude Okoye, the elder brother and former manager of the defunct music group P-Square, bail...

Nigerian Socialite Darlington Akporugo Faces 25 Years for Leading Multimillion-Dollar Romance Scam Nigerian socialite Darlington Akporugo is facing up to 25 years in prison after...

A tragic boat accident in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State has left at least five people dead, with 20 others...

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on Nigeria to take a leading role in driving Africa’s economic integration, emphasizing the need for bold leadership...

The FBI has arrested Nigerian Pastor Edward Abiodun Oluwasanmi for allegedly conspiring with Osun monarch, Oba Joseph Oloyede, to defraud the U.S. government of...

Nigeria may face a tanker shortage as the Federal Government moves to ban 60,000- and 45,000-litre capacity petroleum trucks. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum...

Popular Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has made an emotional appeal for assistance, revealing her ongoing struggles to make ends meet. During an Instagram Live session...

A final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, has been found dismembered in the home of an Islamic cleric...

The Nigerian government has condemned Canada for denying visas to its senior military officers, including the head of the military.Chief of Defence Staff Gen...

The Nigerian government has condemned Canada for denying visas to its senior military officers, including the head of the military.Chief of Defence Staff Gen...

The Gombe State High Court No. 5, presided over by Justice A.M. Haruna, has ordered the amputation of Abdullahi Suleiman’s right hand after finding...

Nollywood actress Pat Ugwu has passed away at the age of 35.Her colleague, Emeka Okoye, announced the development in an Instagram post on Wednesday,...

At least 17 children have died in a fire at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria, officials say.Several other pupils were injured and rushed...

A community in Anambra State, Nigeria has been thrown into mourning after the shocking discovery of the lifeless bodies of three siblings in a...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has successfully rescued a young woman from the clutches of a suspected armed robber and ritual!st, launching...

Gospel singer Timilehin Ajayi, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, has sparked public outrage after pleading not guilty to charges of culpable homicide,...

For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the biggest graveyard in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna - much...

Nollywood actress Ini Edo has shared her journey with infertility, disclosing that she had to opt for surrogacy after unsuccessful long-term attempts at carrying...

Tiwa Savage, a prominent singer in the Nigerian music scene, has drawn mixed reactions following her recent comments describing the industry as “filled with...

The Catholic Diocese of Warri has suspended Rev. Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe from the priesthood following his reported marriage in the United States.This was...

Patricia Masithela, a 27-year-old originally from Nigeria, met a horrific fate when she was mauled to death by a pack of starving dogs in...

Patricia Masithela, a 27-year-old originally from Nigeria, met a horrific fate when she was mauled to death by a pack of starving dogs in...

Omowunmi, widow of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has accused her late husband’s father, Joseph Aloba, of delaying the DNA test ordered...

Nigerians on social media are mourning the death of a woman who was allegedly beheaded by a man reported to be her boyfriend in...

The Federal Government has confirmed an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, in Kano State, affecting various bird...

Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, purported to be a gospel musician, has been arrested in Orozo, Nigeria after being found with a decapitated head in a black...

At least 16 civilians in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs. Residents...

Close to $53m (£43m) in alleged illicit funds recovered from Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke among others will be used to fund public...

A prominent Nigerian atheist, who has just been freed after serving more than four years in prison for blasphemy, is now living in a...

Two suspected thieves were electrocuted while allegedly attempting to steal solar streetlights in the Ogobiri community of Bayelsa State, Nigeria.The bodies of the two...

Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation.In a Christmas Day...

At least 10 people were killed and several wounded when a Nigerian military fighter jet pursuing bandits in two villages mistakenly bombed civilians in...

Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic illness, the country's disease control agency said...

The number of dead from a crowd crush in the south-east town of Okija in Nigeria has risen to 22, police say.It is the...