S.Africa: Nigerian 2010 bomb suspect gets 24 years
A South African court sentenced a Nigerian to 24 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of masterminding twin car bombings in Nigeria.
120 inmates freed in Nigeria attacks, 25 die
Officials say gunmen attacked a remote town in Nigeria's northeast, killing 25 and freeing 120 inmates. Adamawa State's head of prisons, Andrew Barka, ...
Achebe inspired generations of Nigerian writers
Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani was just 10 years old when she first read Chinua Achebe's groundbreaking novel "Things Fall Apart." She ...
Chinua Achebe, author of 'Things Fall Apart,' dies
The opening sentence was as simple, declarative and revolutionary as a line out of Hemingway: "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and ...
9 dead, 90 missing, 29 survive Nigeria boat mishap
An official says a search continues after a boat carrying 128 people capsized off Nigeria six days ago. The head of the Cross River State Emergency ...
Nigeria: Suicide car bomb death toll rises to 41
At least 41 people died in a suicide car bomb that struck a bus station in a Christian neighborhood in Kano, northern Nigeria's busiest commercial ...
At least 16 killed in northern Nigeria explosion
At least 16 people were killed in an explosion that hit a bus station in Kano in northern Nigeria, a medic said Monday in the latest violence to hit ...
French hostages held by Nigerian sect in new video
A video surfaced Monday showing a man who appeared to be a French hostage held by Islamic extremists with six other family members kidnapped on Feb.
Nigerian airline back in air after 2nd suspension
An aviation official says a Nigerian airline can resume flying, after being grounded twice in the past year. Nigerian aviation ministry spokesman Joe ...
Another major Nigerian airline halts flights
A carrier that has been battling to regain flyers' confidence after a fatal crash last year says it has suspended its flights. Dana Air spokesman Tony ...
France: Discretion needed to free Nigeria hostages
France is adopting a "determined and discrete" approach to safeguard the lives of eight French hostages kidnapped by extremist groups in and near ...
Major Nigeria airline halts flights over strike
A major Nigerian airline says it has suspended its flights after failing to reach an agreement with striking workers. Simon Tumba, a spokesman for ...
Nigeria summons US official over tweets on pardon
Nigeria's foreign ministry summoned a top U.S. diplomat Friday night over an issue of national importance — on Twitter. At dispute are two messages ...
Head of US Africa command warns of Islamic threat
The chief of the U.S. Africa Command warned on Friday that threats from Islamic extremists in Africa are increasing and if unchecked could pose a ...
US: Islamic extremists move between Nigeria, Mali
Islamic extremists continue to move freely between Nigeria and northern Mali, despite the ongoing French military operation there against them, the ...
US raises concerns over Mali's arrest of editor
The United States ambassador to Mali says she has concerns about press freedom in the West African nation after authorities arrested a newspaper ...
Nigeria pardons ex-governor who stole millions
Nigeria has pardoned the former political benefactor of the nation's president, a presidential adviser said Wednesday, a politician convicted of ...
Lebanon, Greece name hostages killed in Nigeria
Lebanon and Greece have identified the hostages killed by Islamic extremists in Nigeria, though two people remain unaccounted for out of the seven ...
Nigeria: Video shows bodies of foreign hostages
A video posted online appears to show the corpses of some of the seven foreign hostages abducted by Islamic extremists in northern Nigeria and later ...
Shipper: 3 sailors kidnapped off Nigeria are freed
Three sailors — including two Russians — have been freed following weeks in captivity after pirates raided their cargo ship off the coasts of Nigeria ...
Hostage killings a new, dangerous turn for Nigeria
Radical Islamic fighters killed seven foreign hostages in Nigeria, European diplomats said Sunday, making it the worst such kidnapping violence in ...
Nigerian extremists claim they killed 7 hostages
A breakaway Islamic extremist group said Saturday it had killed seven foreigners who its members kidnapped from northern Nigeria, according to an ...
As middle class grows, global brands hit Nigeria
Inside this 1950s-style American diner, waitresses softly sing along to Aretha Franklin as they sling hamburgers and whip up milkshakes. The jukebox ...
Nigeria: Muslim leader calls for extremist amnesty
The top spiritual leader for Muslims in Nigeria called Tuesday for the nation's president to grant a "total amnesty" for Islamic extremists now ...
Shell issues oil production warning in Nigeria
Royal Dutch Shell PLC has issued a production warning over its operations in Nigeria as it says thieves continue to cut into its pipelines, causing ...
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