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.

A jihadist suicide attack kills 27 Nigerian soldiers, including the commander, in the Timbuktu Triangle, as ISWAP militants ...

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

Niger has suspended its participation in the Multinational Joint Task Force, and Chad has threatened to withdraw.

Nigerian officials say at least 18 people have died and 10 others were injured in the country's south after a gasoline tanker exploded.

Yet, by the time he left office in May 2023, several of his trusted aides were embroiled in corruption scandals. Ironically, ...

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 ...