States of Nigeria

A student who escaped when Boko Haram rebels stormed a school identifies her friends from a video released by the Islamist militants.

An emboldened Boko Haram tells Nigerians — ‘wherever you are, we can reach you’

Conflict & Justice

Twin bombings in the Nigerian city of Jos have take at least 118 lives and shattered the recent calm between the city’s Muslim and Christian residents. Peter Okwoche, one of the hosts of the BBC program Focus on Africa, was born in Jos and he says the city is a true Nigerian melting pot. Twin bombings in the Nigerian city of Jos have take at least 118 lives and shattered the recent calm between the city’s Muslim and Christian residents. Peter Okwoche, one of the hosts of the BBC program Focus on Africa, was born in Jos and he says the city is a true Nigerian melting pot.

Nigerian parents

Nigeria’s kidnapped girls spur public anger, vigils and a Paris summit

Conflict & Justice
Nigerian parents

After two weeks, frustrated parents in Nigeria have no idea where their daughters are

In the northern Nigeria state of Bauchi, the State Shariah Commission is using the Hisbah, or Islamic police, to find and arrest men they suspect of being gay. The hunt began when a local newspaper reported that homosexuals in Bauchi had formed an associa

Local authorities use a whisper campaign to round up gay men in northern Nigeria

Conflict & Justice

Nigerian Army’s ‘Ruthless’ Tactics Fail to Crush Islamic Militants

Conflict & Justice
The World

Islamist Group Claims Responsibility for Cell Phone Tower Attacks in Nigeria

Lifestyle & Belief

Recently, more than 30 cell phone towers have been targeted in northern Nigeria. Friday, the militant Islamist group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for attacking the towers.

Bombing Attacks in Nigeria

More than 200 people are now feared to have been killed in a series of bomb attacks and shooting sprees in northern Nigeria. The attacks are believed to be the work of the Islamist group Boko Haram. According to Human Rights Watch, the group has killed nearly 1,000 people over the past three years. Andrew […]

Islamic Militants Step Up Attacks in Nigeria

One in five African’s are Nigerian and it’s an underestimate to say that it’s a worrying time for the country.  This morning, doctors in the city of Kano says the death toll from Friday’s bomb attacks by Islamist militants is certain to rise further. 160 people have so far been confirmed dead but bodies are still […]

The World

African House Made of Plastic Bottles

We’re looking for a state in Nigeria which features homes built in the traditional style of the region but made of plastic bottles.

Radical Islamic Group Launches Deadly Attacks in Nigeria

It was a deadly weekend in Nigeria. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram staged a series of attacks that the Nigerian Red Cross says has left more than 100 dead in the northeastern part of the country. The terrorist attacks included shootings and suicide bombings, showing the increasing sophistication of a group which, by some […]