British soldier hacked in suspected Islamist attack, suspects ...

India wants increased partnership with Nigeria in education through institutional cooperation, content development, faculty exchange and joint ventures that would enhance the West African country's human resource devlopment, according to Indian High ...

Niamey/Maiduguri - Nigeria has asked its northern neighbour Niger for help in an offensive against Boko Haram insurgents, as West African states try to cooperate against a spread of Islamist violence. An intelligence source in Niger said on Tuesday ...

FROM 2010 till date, Nigeria has witnessed 400 bomb explosions, the head of Police Anti-bomb Squad of the Federal Capital Territory, OC Adigun Tajudeen, has revealed. Tajudeen, who maintained that the Nigerian Police had always been on top of all ...

AWKA, Nigeria - Agence France-Presse Late Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe's daughter, professor Nwando Achebe (L), his wife, professor Christie Achebe (2nd L) and son Ikechukwu Achebe (3rd L) look at Anglican priest Owen Nwokolo praying (C) in front ...

Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in March, is due to be buried in his home town in Anambra state. Mr Achebe's body arrived back in Nigeria on Wednesday from the US. The author died in Boston at the age of 82 following a brief ...

Netxcell has announced its association with Funmobile, a mobile content provider in West Africa, to implement services for MTN Nigeria. Netxcell will provide its IVR-based services Voice Chat & Information and Subscription Dialers in Nigeria. While ...

Abuja - Nigeria said on Tuesday it would release several suspects held for "terrorist activities", including all women in custody, in what it called a peace gesture to the Islamists it is battling in the north. "Consequent upon the directives of the ...

Terra Incognita: Nigeria launches offensive against Islamists, US voices support for security forces to protect civilians by all means. NIGERIAN MOURNERS at the graves of loved ones killed by a Boko Haram suicide bombing. Photo: REUTERS Three days ...

ABUJA, Nigeria, May 21 (UPI) -- Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency over three states near Nigeria's northern border. The government is fighting militants from Boko Haram, a militant group trying to establish an ...