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Nigerian state to arm residents against kidnap gangs

Nigerian authorities in the north-western Zamfara state have called on locals to arm themselves against criminal gangs in an attempt to deal with the...

Nigerian politician and wife charged with child organ-harvesting plot

A top Nigerian senator and his wife have been identified as the couple charged in London with a child organ-harvesting plot. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and...

Gunmen behead another abducted Nigerian politician

A second Nigerian politician has been beheaded by abductors in the south-east of the country, the authorities say. Police in Anambra state say the decapitated...

Government settles GH¢553.5m debt owed Nigerian Gas Company

Deputy Minister of Energy, William Owuraku Aidoo, has noted that government has settled its legacy debt owed Nigerian Gas Company Limited (N-Gas). According to him,...

Mass funeral due for Nigeria church victims

A mass funeral service is to take place in south-western Nigeria later for victims of the shooting earlier this month at a Catholic church...

London-Lagos biker receives Chieftain title in Nigeria

The London-Lagos biker, Kunle Adeyanju, has been conferred the Are Aniyikaiye of Offa Land in his state of origin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Adeyanju announced the...

Nigerian ‘hero’ who drove a tanker on fire to safety

A Nigerian man who has been hailed a "hero" for risking his life by driving a burning fuel tanker away from a densely populated...

Nigeria attackers disguised as worshippers – Police

Police in Nigeria say gunmen who killed more than 20 people in a church on Sunday had disguised themselves as worshippers. A spokesman said the...

Nigeria clash: Abuja mob burns man to death over row with Muslim cleric

Nigerian police say a man who had a row with a Muslim cleric died in the capital, Abuja, after being set ablaze by a...

Lagos okadas: Nigeria crushes 2,000 motorcycle taxis

More than 2,000 confiscated motorcycle taxis have been crushed in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, following a ban on the vehicles, known as okadas. The move...

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