MAKURDI, Nigeria — Authorities in Nigeria’s central Benue state say armed groups displaced by recent military operations in the northwest...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added several Nigerian-origin words in its latest update, reflecting the growing global influence of the...

President Trump said on Wednesday evening that he expected the United States would be running Venezuela and extracting oil from...

US President Donald Trump has said there could be more strikes by the US in Nigeria if Christians are killed...

Africa could, for the first time in modern history, record a higher average economic growth rate than Asia. This change...

A High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has dismissed an appeal filed by one Godspower Tam Oporomo, challenging a...

The Delta State Police Command has launched an intensified assault on kidnapping, violent crime, illegal arms trafficking and drug offences,...

It was the second day of a new year, but the beginning of the end for Ruben Amorim. When he...

Addis Ababa/Hargeisa/Mogadishu — The African Union’s (AU) Council for Political Affairs, Peace and Security on Tuesday issued a strongly worded...

OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — Authorities in Burkina Faso say they have thwarted a new coup attempt amid heightened political tensions...

Manchester United has fired manager Ruben Amorim after a rollercoaster spell at the Premier League giant, the club confirmed in...

The United States has finalised an agricultural trade deal with Ethiopia, securing new export market access for live cattle, day-old...

In this exclusive question-and-answer interview, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio offers one of the most forceful and unapologetic...

Donald Trump has suggested that the United States could take action against additional countries following a dramatic US operation in...

BANJUL, Gambia — Dozens are missing after a boat carrying more than 200 migrants on their way to Europe capsized...