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Exactly how much of Nigeria’s $510bn GDP megachurches make up is difficult to assess, since they are, like the oil sector, largely opaque entities.
The jihadist group said it has taken the town of Gwoza in the north by force and that it intends to govern the whole of Nigeria under Islamic law.
While Nigeria’s army says it knows where the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are being held, they cannot use force to rescue them.
Demonstrators outside Nigeria’s Parliament have urged the government to seek international assistance to find schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram.
Nearly 1 000 people, mostly suspected Islamist militants, have died in Nigerian prisons in 2013 alone, says Amnesty International.
An art investment boom is under way in Nigeria as local and foreign collectors flock to buy traditional work.
A landmark UN report last year slammed multinational oil companies for 50 years of oil pollution, but a year later, nothing has improved.
Nigeria does look like it’s teetering on the cusp of chaos, but it is also Africa’s second biggest economy and top oil producer.
It is still not clear who was responsible for a Nigerian suicide bombing which has killed 12 people in the latest deadly attack on Christians.
Nigeria’s plans to rebase its GDP calculations and push its economy up 40% will add fuel to its contest with SA to be Africa’s undisputed leader.
President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Saturday in parts of Nigeria plagued by a violent Islamist insurgency.
President Goodluck Jonathan vowed on Saturday to "crush the terrorists" who set off a series of bombs across Nigeria on Christmas Day.
Latest Shell oil spill is comparable to the Exxon Mobil spill of 1998, say authorities as emergency measures are put in place to protect the coast.
Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara has told his ministers to sign a code of ethics aimed at stamping out corruption and nepotism in the nation.
French forces hit vehicles belonging to troops loyal to Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo during a mission that rescued Japan’s ambassador on Thursday.
Forces loyal to Côte d’Ivoire presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara laid siege to incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo’s residence on Thursday.
Forces loyal to Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential claimant launched a major assault on the presidential palace on Tuesday.
Fighters loyal to Côte d’Ivoire presidential rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara held their respective positions across Abidjan on Sunday.
Fighters loyal to presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara attacked the residence of incumbent Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan early on Friday.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Alassane Ouattara said his fighters were "at the gates" of Abidjan on Thursday after an advance aimed at unseating Laurent Gbagbo.
