Nigeria

The debate around asylum seekers often reveals a deep fear or contempt for people who try to seek sanctuary on British shores.

The debate around asylum seekers often reveals a deep fear or contempt for people who try to seek sanctuary on British shores.

Nigeria’s military says it has rescued 137 of more than 280 children kidnapped from their school more than two weeks ago in Kaduna state. They were recovered in the early hours of Sunday in neighbouring Zamfara state. It comes days before a deadline to pay a ransom for their release, and days after 17 children…

A leading Nigerian politician, along with his wife and a doctor have been found guilty of organ trafficking – after bringing a young man over from Nigeria and offering him an illegal reward to donate his kidney to the couple’s daughter.

87 million Nigerians are heading to the polls today to elect their next president, after a highly contested campaign dominated by unemployment, growing insecurity and a fuel shortage crisis. 

The continent of Africa is on the frontline of the climate emergency, but all too often it has the quietest voice at the table when pressing for global changes. 

Now despite the strides towards equality around the world, homosexuality remains a crime in some 69 countries, almost half of them in Africa. 

We spoke to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, and began by asking him whether the stolen Benin Bronzes should be owned by Nigeria.

To Nigerians, the Benin Bronzes are more than just sublime sculptures and carvings, they are spiritual diaries that tell the story of an ancient kingdom.

He’s become one of the biggest names in Afropop with a huge following across Africa. Nigerian superstar Rema  is now making political waves. His latest song Peace of Mind reflects on a difficult year for the world, and for his homeland, especially the popular movement that’s taken to the streets.

An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses were filmed talking about using bribes, ex-spies, fake IDs and sex workers.

Three years after they were snatched from their school in Chibok, northern Nigeria, 82 girls have been freed by Boko Haram islamist militants. Over 100 girls remain missing.

It’s a sound and a style that is changing western music. Afrobeats – the fusion of African and international pop music is helping secure some of West Africa’s brightest stars a global audience.

Up to 20 million people are at risk from famine in parts of the Middle East and Africa: the world stands at a critical moment in history.

At least 160 people have been killed in Nigeria when the roof of a church collapsed. It caved in as hundreds of worshippers were watching the consecration of a new bishop in the city of Uyo.