Barely six months ago, Benjamin Fredrick was a virtual unknown to the overwhelming majority of Nigeria football fans. But ...

By Isaac Anyaogu LAGOS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Nigeria’s richest man Aliko Dangote escalated his fight with regulators on Sunday, ...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has insisted that the country's state-owned refineries will not attract buyers due to the unconducive investment climate.

Armed men have kidnapped at least 13 people from a church in Nigeria's central Kogi state - the second such attack in as many ...

Nigeria will hope to bounce back from this disappointment of missing out on a World Cup spot with a strong showing at the ...

The kidnapping at St Mary’s in Niger state was the third such incident in a single week: three days earlier two people were ...

Alex IwobiWith just six days to go until CAN 2025, everyone has their own prediction for who will lift the trophy in Morocco.

The Christian Association of Nigeria says 100 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school last month have been released ...

Nigeria secured the release of 100 abducted schoolchildren from Niger state after month-long ordeal, amid ongoing persecution ...

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The abduction of over 260 children from a Catholic school last month was the latest in a recent spate of kidnappings in the ...

Military juntas in three West African states warned they would shoot down any aircraft that violated their airspace, after a ...