Boko Haram militants kill 60 in attack in…

[ad_1] Women and children displaced by Boko Haram attacks are seen outside their camp in Dikwa, northeast Nigeria, on April 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Boko Haram militants killed dozens of people in a…

What is behind Nigeria’s passion for reality show?

[ad_1] Danai Nesta KupembaBBC NewsPeacock via Getty ImagesIdentity became a heated issue for fans of the show this yearCommitted Nigerian fans of the reality dating show Love Island USA are all primed to watch the…

Nigeria’s Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi form new…

[ad_1] Mansur AbubakarBBC News, AbujaAFP via Getty/ReutersPolitical heavyweights Peter Obi (left) and Atiku Abubakar (right) have joined forcesNigeria's two main opposition leaders have joined a new political party to challenge President BolaTinubu and his ruling…

Gunmen kill at least 100 people in Nigeria’s…

[ad_1] At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria's central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday (June 14, 2025).The attack took place from late Friday…

Nigeria’s Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Nine pardoned…

[ad_1] Nigeria's president has pardoned the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years after his execution sparked global outrage.Along with eight other campaigners, Mr Saro-Wiwa was convicted of murder, then hanged in 1995 by the then-military…

Could Nigeria’s careful ethnic balancing act be under…

[ad_1] Mansur AbubakarBBC News, AbujaAFP via Getty ImagesIn Nigerian politics, there has long been an informal understanding: presidential appointments should carefully balance the country's many ethnic and religious differences. Today, there are growing concerns that…

Nigeria’s exam body admits ‘glitch’ amid low pass…

[ad_1] The body which runs Nigeria's university-entrance exams has admitted to a "technical glitch" which compromised some results of this year's tests, after nearly 80% of students got low grades.Students have complained about not being…