Nigeria4 hrs agoUber shuts operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effectNigeria - Africa's most populous country - is proving a tough market for ride-hailing services.4 hrs ago1 day ago'I have fired 40 of my agents for being corrupt', says Nigeria's anti-corruption chiefThe EFCC boss says more than five of the dismissed officials are already facing prosecution.1 day ago5 days agoNigeria names interim football leadership amid governance concernsThe Nigeria Football Federation names an interim board as the country's President Bola Tinubu weighs in on perceived leadership failures and mass resignations.5 days ago7 days ago'If you started running, they shot you' - inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisisMany communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.7 days ago25 Aug 2026Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networksThe operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026Nigeria's president orders manhunt after kidnappers upload victim videoThe footage shows dozens of men, women and children sitting in a forest.25 Aug 202624 Aug 2026'101-year-old great-grandmother' arrested for selling cannabis in NigeriaEsther Ogunmabo is accused of selling "retail sachets" of a strain of cannabis known as skunk. 24 Aug 202624 Aug 2026Nigerian film star Ogogo dies from cancer aged 66Taiwo Hassan, better known as Ogogo, was one of the most recognisable faces of Yoruba cinema.24 Aug 202622 Aug 2026Dozens of people abducted in attacks on villages in Nigeria, police sayThe attacks are the latest in a wider series of kidnappings and assaults by armed groups in Nigeria.22 Aug 2026...
