Nigeria

Nigeria chef cooks up Guinness record in four days

LAGOS, Nigeria -- A Nigerian chef has clinched the Guinness World Record for the longest solo cooking session after a…

Armed men kill at least 30 in north Nigeria villages

KANO, Nigeria, June 5, 2023 (AFP) - Armed men killed 30 people in weekend raids on six villages in Nigeria's…

Nigeria’s Tinubu to take office at a time of crisis

By Louise Dewast Agence France-Presse ABUJA, Nigeria, May 29, 2023 (AFP) -- Long-time political kingmaker Bola Tinubu is set to…

Blinken condemns attack on US convoy in Nigeria

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday vowed that the United States would hold accountable…

Danish oil tanker crew kidnapped off W.Africa rescued

COPENHAGEN, May 8, 2023 (AFP) - Six crew members kidnapped by pirates last month from a Danish oil tanker off…

Nigeria police rescues 58 kidnap victims near capital

  ABUJA, May 7, 2023 (AFP) - Police in Nigeria said Sunday that it rescued 58 people who were abducted…

US panel again takes aim at India on religious freedom

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2023 (AFP) - A US government panel renewed calls Monday to blacklist India over religious freedom, saying…

10 Nigeria schoolchildren kidnapped: official

Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Tuesday 4/4/2023 Ten students have been kidnapped in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna State where criminal gangs…

Nigeria postpones local state election after court ruling

by Emmanuel ANULE Agence France-Presse ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's electoral agency said on Wednesday it had postponed a weekend…

Nigeria presidential election drama heads to the courts

by Louise Dewast with Alexandre Martins Lopes in Lagos Agence France-Presse ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- The two major defeated candidates…

Nigeria ruling party candidate takes early election lead

by Patrick Markey with Louise Dewast in Port Harcourt Agence France-Presse LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's ruling party candidate Bola…

Nigeria’s tense election campaign ends with appeals for calm

LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- US, European and other governments on Thursday urged Nigeria to ensure a peaceful presidential election this…

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