The Latest Breaking News from Nigeria

In tonight’s edition: Judges in Nigeria hear a crucial petition seeking to annul the results of the presidential election. Also, Sudanese pin their hopes on peace talks in Saudi Arabia to deliver a humanitarian truce. And Guinea looks into an outbreak of chemical burns amongst fishermen.

Gunmen abducted 40 people from a church in a remote village in northern Nigeria, a local Christian group said on Monday, in the latest attack against worshippers.

Srikakulam Member of Parliament Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on May 7 asked the Union Government to take steps immediately to bring back 23 workers from Srikakulam who were stranded in Lagos of Nigeria for the last few days.  

Exclusive: Former US intelligence analyst says he warned authorities about activities of Ike Ekweremadu

Ghana split four administrative regions between June 2017 and February 2019 to create six new ones. The process proceeded calmly in some regions, but was so contentious in others that the government had to deploy security forces to prevent clashes. Eventually, all six regions were created. The conflicts were unexpected.…

Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has been linked with a summer move to Manchester United after his goalscoring heroics helped Napoli claim their first Scudetto since 1990

Nigeria's election tribunal will on Monday start hearing opposition petitions challenging president-elect Bola Tinubu's victory in the disputed February presidential vote, court records showed on Friday.

The 21-year-old victim was plucked from the streets of Lagos and promised a better life – but the reality was much different, as Thomas Kingsley reports

The judge told the defendants: ‘You each played a part in that despicable trade’