Bola Tinubu became Nigeria’s president on Monday during a period of unprecedented challenges for Africa’s most populous country, leaving some citizens hopeful for a better life and others skeptical that his government would perform better…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s top police official on Saturday ordered the immediate mobilization of all officers to “reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters” after days of peaceful demonstrations over police abuses…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — At least 51 civilians have been killed in Nigeria’s unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses, the president said Friday, blaming “hooliganism” for the violence while asserting that security…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the country in recent days, but without making any mention of the shootings of peaceful protesters at…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Looting gangs stormed through parts of Nigeria’s largest city Thursday, spreading violence for a second day in Lagos in the wake of two weeks of peaceful protests against police brutality. Plumes…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality defied a curfew and faced off with security forces Wednesday as gunfire rang out and fires burned in Lagos, a day after shots…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday that Nigeria’s security forces fired upon two large gatherings of peaceful protesters Tuesday night, killing 12 people calling for an end to police brutality….
The youth have taken to the streets again in Nigeria’s largest cities as a movement against police brutality has snowballed into calls for sweeping changes in the West African powerhouse. Anger over abuses by the…
Nigeria has decided to pull out of the World Economic Forum on Africa, holding in Capetown, South Africa, from September 4-6 over the recent attacks on her nationals. President Muhammadu Buhari holding a strategic meeting…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — South African-owned businesses operating in Nigeria are being targeted with violence in retaliation for xenophobic attacks carried out against Africans working in South Africa. A man stands by a bonfire during…