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A tragedy occurred in Nigeria where a man who could not fathom why his pregnant wife failed to prepare food before going to church pounced on her and beat her to death, local media reported. The unfortunate incident reportedly occurred at a town in the Sapele Local Government Area of Nigeria’s …

Nigeria is threatening to withdraw from the regional group, Ecowas, following allegations that Nigerian candidates are being sidelined for jobs and promotions. Some in Ecowas have also complained of nepotism – alleging that relatives and cronies are sometimes selected for posts. Sidie Tunis, the Ecowas parliamentary speaker, has ordered all …

Nigerian army announced on Sunday that it killed the leader of the Boko Haram militant group, Alhaji Modu, alias Bem Bem, last week, the BBC reported. The army said 28 militants were also killed in the airstrike carried out on 3 August in the north-western Borno State. Modu allegedly coordinated …

Gunmen in Nigeria on Wednesday released two actors they kidnapped while returning from a movie set in south-eastern of the country, the Actors Guild of Nigeria said. The pair, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, were abducted last Friday in Ozalla town, Enugu state. They were released unhurt after their abductors …

Nigeria’s government says it approved the purchase of vehicles worth over 1.4 billion naira ($3m; £2.4m) for its northern neighbour, Niger, to help improve security. It comes as Nigeria continues to struggle with rising insecurity as armed gangs step up attacks on communities and major roads, including kidnapping. Finance Minister …

Police in the central Nigerian state of Nassarawa announced the arrest of six people on suspicion of operating a fraudulent dating site for same-sex couples, the BBC reported. The suspects, four men and two women are said to have used the site to woo their victims before robbing them. The …

A young mum in Nigeria sold her six-week-old baby to an orphanage for 200,000 naira for an unbelievable reason, sparking outrage in the country, local media have reported. According to local press, the 23-year-old mother used some of the money to buy a cell phone. Later arrested by Edo State …

Nigerian Police Inspector General, Usman Baba, issued a warning to film producers who used to portray police officers in a bad light, without prior permission. Inspector General Usman Baba says movie scenes of actors in police uniforms must now be approved as set out in law and defaulters will be …

Nigerian education authorities have decided to close one of the colleges in the capital, Abuja, citing fears of attack by armed gangs. The education ministry said the closure of the Federal Government College in the city’s suburb of Kwali became necessary over insecurity in nearby villages. According to the ministry, …

Few days after the attack on an advance convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State, terrorist group Islamic State, in the West Africa Province (ISWAP), issued serious threats to the place of Nigerian number 1. Terrorists of the ISWAP group are determined to sow terror in Nigeria. In a …