The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

Lauren James has been given a two-game suspension for her stamp on Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie

FIFA dish out two-game ban for young winger after red card against Nigeria

The Chelsea player was dismissed late in the second half for stamping on Michelle Alozie.

West African bloc activates standby force for possible intervention, says it wants a peaceful restoration of democracy.

Nigeria ramps up unofficial mediation efforts in Niger ahead of a regional summit to weigh up response options to the coup leaders who took over two weeks ago. Meanwhile France rejects accusations from the junta that it's released jihadists jailed in Niger. Also in this edition: Kenya's government and opposition…

Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ took the literary world by storm with her debut novel Stay With Me in 2017. Six years later, she has followed up with an equally brilliant second novel, A Spell of Good Things, which has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023.

Leaders of the West African bloc Ecowas are meeting for an emergency summit in Nigeria on Thursday, after their ultimatum to soldiers who have seized power in Niger was ignored. Meanwhile the junta, which continues to detain the elected president, said it had formed a new government.

West African leaders came together Thursday for an emergency summit on the coup in Niger, whose new military rulers have defied an ultimatum – backed by the threat of force – to restore the elected president and pressed ahead with appointing a new government.

England women's star Lauren James was sent off at the Women's World Cup for a stamp and now faces time on the sidelines watching on

Lucy Bronze has said England are ‘not happy with our performances’ and ‘can give more’ in the World Cup quarter-final against Colombia on Saturday

The quality of basic education is on a decline in Nigerian public schools. One volunteer book drive wants to halt that.