Late last October, President Donald Trump designated Nigeria as "a country of particular concern" (CPC) under the U.S.

Nigerian fighter jets carried out airstrikes to thwart a coup bid in Benin in which mutinying soldiers tried to seize ...

By Kazeem UgbodagaNigeria’s rapid intervention to help quash a short-lived coup in neighbouring Benin on 7–8 December 2025 has done more than preserve one president’s hold on power, it exposed fault ...

Kanu has long championed the secession of Nigeria’s south-east region, a demand the Nigerian constitution forbids. The last ...

The question is not whether contemporary violence in northern Nigeria is motivated by religion; the real question is why the commentariat is loath to admit it.

Congress investigates ongoing violence against Christians in Nigeria as lawmakers hear detailed testimony on targeted attacks ...

Nigeria is entering a rare moment of macroeconomic clarity. After years of turbulence marked by FX scarcity, policy ...

After two years as national chairman of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), 75-year-old Abdullahi Ganduje tendered his resignation, ostensibly to attend to his health. But those within ...

Nigerian Catholic bishops on Tuesday issued an urgent and collective call to arms to the Nigerian government to protect the ...

When Nigerian President Bola Tinubu marked the halfway point of his four-year term on May 29, it was also an important milestone for the ruling All Progressives’ Congress, or APC. Including the two ...

One of the practices weakening Nigeria’s security institutions is the enlistment of cronies into the military and law ...

The Roman Catholic Church has deep-seated roots in Nigeria’s politics, which can make or break elections in the Middle Belt and southeastern regions. Shackled by an image problem due to its inability ...