ECOWAS imposed heavy economic sanctions in the wake of the coups, fraying diplomatic ties and forcing the juntas to look for new routes to transport goods in and out of the landlocked states.

Those who died were “burnt beyond recognition,” the spokesperson of the safety corps rescue teams, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said ...

Nasiru Isyaka and his gang had invaded Sabon-Gari Mangu Matachibu village, killed a person and kidnapped two others ...

The German who guided Nigeria to her last FIFA World Cup appearance at Russia 2018 and supervised the country’s bronze medal finish at the 2019 AFCON in Egypt, will be leading out the Cheetahs of ...

Mohammed Bago, Niger State govNiger State, Nigeria’s largest state by landmass, is a region bless­ed with immense natural and agricultural resources. With over 76,000 square kilometres of land, of ...

Nigeria's authorities have officially declared the Lakurawa armed group - which flogs people for listening to music - a ...

The death toll of an explosion from a crashed gasoline tanker in central Nigeria over the weekend has risen to 98, after ...

The late Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner mercenary force has been accused of plotting attacks against Western ...

Culture is the total way of life of a people as it manifests in their cuisine, dress, belief, world view, language, leisure, ...

President Bola Tinubu’s energy sector reforms are prompting oil companies to take a second look at Nigeria, argues his ...

An ongoing oil spill at a wellhead and subsequent fire in Buguma community in Nigeria's coastal Rivers state has entered its fourth week, with no immediate action taken by authorities or operators to ...

Surge in fuel prices after the removal of subsidies has exacerbated poverty, leading many to risk their lives for fuel.