Nollywood Actor Arrested Over Failed Coup Plot in Nigeria
The Nigerian film industry was thrown into unexpected controversy during the week after news surfaced that actor, filmmaker…
Several Nigerian military officers will be tried on accusations they plotted a coup
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A group of Nigerian military officers will stand trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow…
100 children abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school released
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last…
Armed men steal vote tally sheets in Guinea-Bissau, election commission says
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission said Tuesday that it’s unable to finalize results of a disputed…
24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria have been rescued
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — All 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a…
Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free students and teachers after some pupils escape
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger…
Armed men abduct children and staff at a Catholic school in Nigeria, days after latest abduction
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed men attacked a Catholic boarding school in a western region of Nigeria and…
5 things to know as Trump threatens military action in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The U.S. cannot unilaterally carry out any military operation in Nigeria over its claims…
Nigeria’s ex-president Buhari, twice leader of Africa’s most populous nation, dies at 82
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head…