Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the prosecution of Kanu, which he described as persecution, is strictly ...

In 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 ...

Newsweek has spoken to Nigerian activists to find out more about the violence facing Christians in the country.

As Ofala Festival, a major event in the Nigerian cultural calendar, wraps for another year, one of the country’s leading ...

Demonstrations for the release of a separatist leader in Nigeria’s capital city turned violent on Monday as police fired tear ...

Grace Williams was at home when she heard the gunshots and loud, frantic screams: “They are coming!” Men, armed with cutlasses, cudgels and guns, were alighting from boats at the beachfront area near ...

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs triggered by a disputed election have killed hundreds of people in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the worst unrest in the country for ...

The violence left 55,910 people dead in 9,970 deadly attacks — as well as 21,621 people abducted in 2,705 attacks. A Christian woman stands next to a clothesline Feb. 2, while taking refuge in an ...