Nigeria

The Super Eagles beat Zambia 1-0 on Saturday to take unassailable lead in Group B

Cameroon signed a treaty in March with Nigeria and the UNHCR

74-year-old left for the British capital on May 7 with his prolonged absence causing tensions back home

Northeast Nigeria is a hotbed of militant activity involving shootings, bombings and kidnappings. 

Demand transfer of operations to local company, talks remain unsuccessful

Several worshippers with gunshot wounds were receiving treatment at the hospital

Order comes in the wake of the terrorist organisation killing 69 people in an ambush earlier this week

Four female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in different areas on Tuesday night

Nigeria hopes to raise at least $1 billion from a scheme that will give tax evaders a chance to make payments

US govt made it expressly clear through actions they wanted change of govt, says Jonathon

Incident took place in Nigerian coastal city of Calabar

The suicide bomber attempted to detonate a bomb at a wedding ceremony but the dog arrived to save the day

340 people killed from disease since late last year

Instead of suicide bombings, faction has vowed to concentrate on fighting "Christian crusaders" in Africa

Two women were among three attackers who blew themselves up, leaving eight injured too

The UN has warned that the world is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II

A Nigerian court ordered seizure of the oilfield assets and transfer of operations to the federal government

The pair, who were working with Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments are abducted

The two Germans were abducted on Wednesday during excavation work

Earlier this month, hundreds took to the street to protest against the government's handling of the economic crisis

The man was told by a court in 2008 to keep only four wives, the maximum allowed by Islam

The militants' insurgency has killed about 15,000 people.

The girl approached a crowd at a food outlet and detonated her explosives

It was the militant group's last enclave in its northeastern Sambisa forest stronghold

The accident was due to a brake failure, says police spokesperson

The girls were "seven or eight", a local militia member in Maiduguri, Abdulkarim Jabo, told AFP

A rescue operation is underway

PAC chairman and Nigerian air vice marshal sign contract in Abuja

The man shot to fame as the foremost 'superpolygamist' in 2008 and says he is not finished marrying just yet

The girls were kidnapped more than two years ago in a raid on their school

Soldiers and police opened fire on an Islamic Movement in Nigeria procession

Detonated her explosives in a taxi close to a camp housing displaced people

No refugees were hurt, the attackers left two hrs later after seizing a vehicle, weapons, food and medical supplies

The presidency was forced to issue a statement late Friday night acknowledging that the line was lifted from Obama

"Substantial quantities of weapons and munitions were also seized," Colonel Ledru says

Nigeria is committed to rescuing the remaining 218 Chibok girls still held captive by Boko Haram

Few Nigerians can escape the country’s economic troubles, includes Muslims preparing for Eid

Thousands of Nigeriens fled the region in June after Boko Haram attacked a military post in Bosso, killing 26 soldiers

Nigerians turn to traditional gods for hope in the face of a likely recession and ongoing economic woes

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militant group has claimed a string of devastating attacks on oil pipelines

We will never cause any discord among the people, we will live by the Quran, Abubakar Shekau says

The decision deals a blow to a booming industry, as the centre was to generate thousands more jobs

Playing may be dangerous yet Nigeria has its perks, insisted a 19-year-old electrical engineering student

Africa’s biggest producer repairs infrastructure damaged in militant attacks

The security source said the attacker blew himself up in the town of Djakana near the Nigerian border overnight.

'Hundreds of assailants' attacked a military post at Bosso on Friday evening, says statement

The girl was among 97 women and children held hostage by Boko Haram who were freed on Thursday morning

The summit comes as Nigeria's military pushes deep into Boko Haram's Sambisa Forest stronghold

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he does not want an apology from Prime Minister David Cameron

David Cameron was caught on camera making the remarks to Queen Elizabeth at an event marking monarch's 90th birthday