Nigerian police say kidnappers have seized a school bus full of children in the country’s southeast. Federal police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu said Tuesday that officers and investigators were on their way to Abia state to look into Monday’s...

A Nigerian political science professor said given the current political climate, particularly within the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the country could be headed for a serious political disaster come 2011 unless a concerted effort is made...

The poverty-stricken nation of Niger is hitting back after a UN report branded it the world’s worst place to live. Niger’s Institute of Statistics plans to lobby the UN in New York, saying its figures did not reflect recent improvements in...

Nigerian musician Nneka Egbuna has told the BBC of her surprise and excitement at winning the Best African Act at the Music Of Black Origin Awards. “I hadn’t even heard of the Mobos until two weeks ago,” said the 27-year-old, who...

Nigeria is 48 years old now. We have indeed come a long way, 48 years of holding unto the mantle since the British passed it on. Our fate has been ours to design, our destiny ours to influence, the ship ours to captain through the winds, storms and...