Hauwa Liman, a young medical worker, was executed by IS-affiliated extremists, according to The Cable. Liman and Alice Loksha, a midwife and nurse, were threatened with execution ... Read more »

The evidence for handwashing is well-known - it can dramatically reduce the risk of diarrhoea and pneumonia, and thwarts the spread of diseases like Ebola. Access to clean water, ... Read more »

Nigeria has moved above Libya into second place in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group. Nigeria and Libya will do battle again in the reverse fixture in Sfax, Tunisia, on ... Read more »

Thirteen former governors and seven former ministers, all facing corruption trials, are among the 50 men and women that make up the travel ban list in Executive Order No. 6 issued ... Read more »

Obiageli Ezekwesili says she will run as the candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria for the country's presidential election scheduled to take place in February 2019. "I ... Read more »

This year's edition is themed Overtake Don Overtake Overtake, a line coined from Fela's 1990 hit song with the same title. The festival coincides with Fela's posthumous 80th ... Read more »

The elections management body says it has received 25 petitions from candidates and voters calling for the October 7 presidential election to be annulled. Read more »

Nigerian singer Davido's hit single If has emerged the number one song searched by U.S. city listeners through the Shazam App. Shazam is a popular App used by millions of music ... Read more »

The Super Eagles face group leaders Libya twice in four days, with the first tie at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Saturday before a visit to Algeria for the reverse ... Read more »

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed Atiku Abubakar for next year's presidential election.  Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party, is expected to be the main ... Read more »