A prominent Nigerian policy group has urged the National Assembly to invoke the “doctrine of necessity” to fast-track the establishment of state...
A pro-government media group has strongly backed the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards to rescue abducted students and teachers in south-western Oyo State...
Nigerian army troops have repelled a raid by heavily armed criminal gangs on a community in the north-western state of Zamfara, killing one of the attackers...
A Somali referee set to make history at the World Cup says he was subjected to an 11-hour interrogation before being denied entry to the United States, despite...
Serena Williams rolled back the years at Queen’s Club with a victorious return to professional tennis after 1,375 days away from the sport. Fans packed...
England manager Thomas Tuchel says his squad must “dare to dream” at the upcoming World Cup, but insists winger Bukayo Saka must be carefully...
Atletico Madrid have rejected a €150m (£130m) bid from city rivals Real Madrid for striker Julian Alvarez before taking to social media to mock the offer. Real...
A 45-year-old woman arrested in southern Nigeria has confessed to staging her own kidnapping in a desperate bid to extort 50 million naira ($33,500) from her...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has approved 10bn naira ($6.7m; £5.2m) in emergency funding to protect the country against a potential outbreak of the Ebola...
Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigerian government has strongly defended its controversial economic and social reforms ahead of the country’s Democracy Day...