At least 30 people have been killed after suspected bandits attacked a village market in central Nigeria’s Niger State. The assailants stormed the...
Archive - January 2026
The Cuban government has issued a scathing condemnation of what it describes as “cowardly military aggression” by the United States against...
The funeral of two close associates of boxing star Anthony Joshua is to be held in London on Sunday, following their deaths in a car accident in Nigeria. Sina...
The Nigerian military says it has identified the principal coordinator of a suicide bombing network responsible for a wave of deadly attacks in the country’s...
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will take control of Venezuela “until a proper transition can take place,” following a...
US President Donald Trump has announced that American forces have launched a “large-scale strike” on Venezuela, resulting in the capture of...
A woman has told the BBC she felt “dehumanised and reduced to a sexual stereotype” after Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, was used to digitally...
Nigeria’s electoral umpire has moved to debunk reports that it has released the official schedule for the country’s next general election, calling the...
Kidnappers in the North Central Nigerian state of Kwara have demanded a total of 450 million naira (£221,000; $282,000) for the release of a traditional ruler...
A high court in Abuja has fixed 7 January to rule on the bail applications of Nigeria’s former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, his...