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Ighalo on target to earn Nigeria third place

Odion Ighalo’s early strike earned Nigeria third spot at the Africa Cup of Nations after a 1-0 win over Tunisia. The former Watford forward scored...

20 confirmed dead after children caught in Nigeria building collapse

Twenty people have been confirmed dead in a school building that collapsed in Nigeria, most of them children. Lagos state health commissioner Jide Idris said...

Nigerian president urges unity after contested election victory

Nigeria’s president has defended his sweeping win of a second term as free and fair and appealed to a “common love of country” as...

Nigerian opposition leader rejects election results

Nigeria’s top opposition candidate has rejected the results of what he called a “sham election” and said he will be challenging the outcome in...

Nigerian President Buhari takes early lead amid vote-rigging claims

Nigeria's incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari has surged to an early lead in election returns, winning six of 36 states in Africa's largest democracy, while...

Candidates rush back to capital as Nigeria delays presidential election

Nigerians awoke on Saturday to find that the country’s presidential election had been delayed until February 23 because of what the electoral commission called...

27 dead after Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian villages

Residents in Nigeria's northern Borno state say attacks by Boko Haram extremists on several villages in the past week have killed at least 27...

Nigeria’s president vows to take the fight to ‘Boko Haram and mischief makers’

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, in an address to the nation after returning from London where he spent more than three months for medical treatment,...

Malala Yousafzai speaks out against Boko Haram as she visits Nigeria on her ‘girl power trip’

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai was greeted with cheers by dozens of young women in north-eastern Nigeria, where she spoke out for the many...

Freed Nigerian schoolgirls begin rehabilitation after Boko Haram ordeal

The 82 young women released by Boko Haram extremists earlier this month are joining those already freed in a special rehabilitation programme, Nigerian officials...

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