Stampedes at three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have tragically left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children.
At least 35 children were killed in southwestern Oyo state on Wednesday. And on Saturday, 22 people died (...)
A Nigerian man who has spent 10 years on death row for stealing some hens and eggs has been promised a pardon by the governor of the southwestern Osun state.
Segun Olowookere was 17 years old in 2010 when he was arrested along with his accomplice, (...)
LAGOS — The Saudi U-20 fencing team clinched the bronze medal in the épée event at the U-20 Fencing World Cup, which concluded on Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria.
The team secured a narrow 39-38 victory against Hong Kong, marking Saudi Arabia's first-ever (...)
Chioma is adamant that Hope, the baby boy she is holding in her arms, is her son. After eight years of failed attempts to conceive, she sees him as her miracle baby.
"I'm the owner of my baby," she says defiantly.
She's sitting next to her husband, (...)
Nigeria's army chief General Taoreed Lagbaja has died after a "period of illness" aged 56, President Bola Tinubu has announced.
He died on Tuesday night in Lagos. The exact details of his illness were not shared.
In a statement shared on X by (...)
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the concept of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery "is not about the transfer of cash".
In his first comments since 56 Commonwealth leaders in October signed a joint letter saying (...)
The death toll from devastating floods in Nigeria since August 16 has risen to 49, with at least 470 people injured, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported on Monday.
The northern states of Jigawa, Adamawa, and Taraba have been hit (...)
The last video that Nigerian actor Junior Pope made for his more than two million Instagram followers eerily foreshadowed his death.
"You see the risks, people, we take to entertain you," the 42-year-old shouts above the noise of a small motor boat (...)
Nigerian socialite and businessman Cubana Chief Priest has become the latest local celebrity to be charged with abusing banknotes.
The socialite, whose real name is Pascal Okechukwu, pleaded not guilty to three counts of abusing banknotes during a (...)
Cameroonian scientist Marie Makuate has been at the forefront of using information harvested by satellites to help save the lives of people on Earth in emergencies, but she argues the expense of the data should spur more African countries to launch (...)
KFC Nigeria has issued an apology after the country's airport authority shut one of its outlets over the alleged discrimination of a disabled client.
Adebola Daniel, son of a former Nigerian state governor Gbenga Daniel, said in a post on X that he (...)
Suspected militants kidnapped 50 people, mostly women, in northeastern Nigeria this week in the latest mass abduction by fighters who have waged an insurgency for more than a decade, Reuters reported on Wednesday quoting local officials.
Boko Haram (...)
Senegal's reputation as a bastion of democracy in an unstable region is on the line as protesters clash with police outside the National Assembly.
Inside, lawmakers have passed a contentious bill to extend President Macky Sall's tenure and delay (...)
Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world's biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the BBC.
Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations members — five British — allege atrocities, including (...)
Emergency response officials said at least 85 people have been confirmed dead after a "mistaken" army drone attack on a religious gathering in northwest Nigeria.
The victims were killed Sunday night by drones "targeting terrorists and bandits" in (...)
RIYADH — In a surprising move, Italian coach Roberto Mancini has introduced a Saudi national team lineup that shies away from some experienced players, making way for a wave of young talent.
Notably, Talal Hajji's inclusion stands out, potentially (...)
JEDDAH — The Saudi national football team refused to leave the field with another loss against the Nigerian national team in their friendly encounter, which ended in a 2-2 draw on Friday. Mohammed Kanno scored the equalizer in the last minutes of (...)
There is no evidence that the diploma Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the country's electoral commission was forged, the BBC's Global Disinformation Team has found.
Allegations that President Tinubu's certificates were faked went (...)
RIYADH — Italian coach Roberto Mancini has reintroduced Captain Salman Al-Faraj to the Saudi national football team's lineup.
Al-Faraj, who missed the last two gatherings due to injury and incomplete readiness, has been included in the 31-player (...)
The leaders of a global wildlife trafficking gang have been convicted after a four-year investigation and a trial in Nigeria.
They pleaded guilty last month to smuggling the scales of endangered African pangolins.
These "top-of-the-pyramid" (...)
It was one of Glastonbury's worst-kept secrets, but nobody was truly prepared to believe it until it happened.
Then, shortly after 18:00 BST, Dave Grohl strolled onto the Pyramid Stage for a surprise set with Foo Fighters.
It was the band's first (...)
The body of a man was found in the undercarriage of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines plane that flew from Canada to the Netherlands, according to reports on Monday.
The body was found in the landing gear of the plane after it arrived at Schiphol Airport (...)
Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria's disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 37% of the vote, official results show.
His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour's Peter (...)
Officials begin to count votes in Lagos as polls close in the Nigerian capital.
In Africa's most densely populated country with a total of 220 million people, 87 million were eligible to vote for their next president.
The elections took place under (...)
Three stowaways have been found sitting on the rudder of a ship after it completed an 11-day voyage from Nigeria, Spanish authorities say.
A photo shared by the coastguard shows the men sitting on the rudder at the oil tanker's helm, their feet less (...)
