Nigeria

At least 40 killed in Nigeria bus station blast

YOLA, NIGERIA: A roadside bomb tore through a bus station near a busy junction in… Read More

Double female suicide bomb attacks kill 45 in Nigeria

MAIDUGURI: More than 45 people were killed when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up… Read More

Boko Haram kills 48 fish vendors in northeast Nigeria

NIGERIA: Boko Haram gunmen killed 48 fish vendors in Nigeria's restive Borno State, near the… Read More

Pakistan third most terror-hit country: report

GENEVA: Pakistan ranks third in the most terrorism affected country of the world according to… Read More

Woman suicide bomber 'kills several' in Nigerian market

KANO: A female suicide bomber blew herself up Sunday at a mobile phone market in… Read More

Female suicide bomber attacks Nigerian teaching college

KANO: A female suicide bomber injured four people at a teachers' college in northwest Nigeria… Read More

Suicide bomber kills 47 boys in Nigeria school massacre

KANO, Nigeria: Boko Haram were suspected of killing nearly 50 pupils Monday in a suicide… Read More

New video shows scenes inside 'Boko Haram-controlled town'

KANO: A new Boko Haram video obtained by AFP on Sunday shows militants on an… Read More

Bomb rocks cash point in NE Nigeria, several dead: witnesses

KANO, NIGERIA: A bomb concealed in a black plastic bag killed several people at a… Read More

Thousands flee as Boko Haram seizes northeast Nigerian town

ABUJA: Islamist Boko Haram militants have seized control of the northeast Nigerian town of Mubi,… Read More

At least 17 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

MAIDUGIRI: Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 17 people and abducted dozens in… Read More

Suspected Boko Haram fighters kidnap 25 girls in northeast Nigeria

YOLA/ABUJA: Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnapped at least 25 girls in an attack on a… Read More

Bombing at Nigeria bus station kills 5: police

KANO: A bomb blast at a bus station in a north Nigeria area previously targeted… Read More

WHO declares Nigeria Ebola-free

ABUJA: The World Health Organization on Monday declared Nigeria officially Ebola-free, after 42 days --… Read More

Nigerians doubtful of girls’ release after Boko Haram ‘truce’ breached

LAGOS: A wave of violence hours after Nigeria's government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised… Read More

Nigeria sack Keshi as football team coach

ABUJA: Nigeria on Thursday sacked Stephen Keshi as national team coach, despite his side's home… Read More

Ebola death toll rises to 3,439 – WHO

GENEVA: The world's worst Ebola outbreak on record has now killed 3,439 people, the World… Read More

Total resumes $2.5 bln Nigerian deepwater oil field sale

LONDON/LAGOS: France's Total SA, Europe's second largest oil company, has put one of its offshore… Read More

Nigeria military says one of its warplanes missing in northeast

ABUJA: The Nigerian military said on Sunday one of its fighter jets that was operating… Read More

Boko Haram leader says ruling Nigerian town by Islamic law

ABUJA: The leader of Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram said his fighters were now ruling… Read More