Nigeria4 days agoNigeria names interim football leadership amid governance concernsThe Nigeria Football Federation names an interim board as the country's President Bola Tinubu weighs in on perceived leadership failures and mass resignations.4 days ago5 days ago'If you started running, they shot you' - inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisisMany communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.5 days ago7 days agoMass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networksThe operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.7 days ago7 days agoNigeria's president orders manhunt after kidnappers upload victim videoThe footage shows dozens of men, women and children sitting in a forest.7 days ago24 Aug 2026'101-year-old great-grandmother' arrested for selling cannabis in NigeriaEsther Ogunmabo is accused of selling "retail sachets" of a strain of cannabis known as skunk. 24 Aug 202624 Aug 2026Nigerian film star Ogogo dies from cancer aged 66Taiwo Hassan, better known as Ogogo, was one of the most recognisable faces of Yoruba cinema.24 Aug 202622 Aug 2026Dozens of people abducted in attacks on villages in Nigeria, police sayThe attacks are the latest in a wider series of kidnappings and assaults by armed groups in Nigeria.22 Aug 202621 Aug 2026'We are devastated' - Nigerian villagers bury bodies after overloaded boat capsizesThe overloaded boat was taking people, including many children, to farms to harvest rice.21 Aug 202620 Aug 2026Why Nigeria's one-time political giant may face extinctionOnce a giant of African politics, the PDP is in danger of being wiped out after January's elections.20 Aug 2026...
