Nigeria to hold presidential vote on February 14, 2015

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 03:31

Nigeria is to hold its next presidential election on February 14, 2015, the electoral agency said Friday, with incumbent head of state Goodluck Jonathan expected to seek a second term.

Gunmen kill 18 in northeast Nigeria village attack

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 00:03

Villagers say suspected Islamist extremists have attacked several farming settlements in Nigeria`s northeast Borno state this week, killing 18 people and razing homes.

Thousands flee fresh Nigeria clashes: UN

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 21:31

Thousands of people have fled across Nigeria`s borders with Cameroon and Niger amid renewed clashes between the Nigerian military and Boko Haram insurgents, the UN`s refugee agency said on Friday.

Nepalese, Nigerians lead anti-narcotics arrest in country

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 15:08

Amid the clamour of a Ugandan woman being accused of indulging in a purported drug racket in Delhi, records show that Nepalese nationals followed by Nigerians were among the maximum foreigners arrested by central anti-narcotics agencies for such crimes in the country.

15 dead, hundreds flee Nigeria homes after attacks

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 02:16

Villagers and police say that more than 15 people have died in attacks by militants in northeast Nigerian villages and hundreds have fled their homes for safety.

Six killed in gunbattle in north Nigeria, say witnesses

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 06:43

Witnesses say at least six people were killed in a fierce gunbattle between suspected Islamic extremists and security forces in Nigeria`s northeast.

Nigeria violence: Police confirm 19 dead in Maiduguri market blast

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 07:07

A total of 19 people were killed in a car bomb attack on a busy market blamed on Boko Haram militants, police in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, have said.

17 killed in Nigeria suicide bomb attack

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 07:17

At least 17 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a commercial area in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria`s northeastern Borno state, police said Tuesday.

At least 17 dead in Nigeria market blast

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 22:52

At least 17 people were killed on Tuesday when an explosion ripped through a busy market in a mostly Muslim city in northeast Nigeria.

Car bomb explodes in northern Nigerian city

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 21:40

A car bomb exploded at a military checkpoint in a busy urban commercial area in northeast Nigeria. Many are feared killed and injured.

US criticizes Nigeria for same-sex marriage ban

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 04:44

The United States on Monday criticized Nigeria for approving a law that punishes same-sex marriage with prison, saying the move would curtail basic human rights.

Nigeria outlaws same-sex marriage and civil unions

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 22:10

Nigeria`s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a bill banning gay marriage and same-sex partnerships that sparked international condemnation, his spokesman said on Monday.