Burkina Faso releases 11 Nigerian troops after ‘unauthorised’ plane landing Military personnel told they can return to Nigeria after actions described as ‘unfriendly act’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025
Nigerian children reunite with their parents after being released from abduction Several parents have welcomed the return of their children who had been abducted last month in Papiri, Nigeria, when gunmen stormed their school The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
Nigerian soldiers open fire on protesters in the northeast, killing 9, witnesses say Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have reportedly killed nine women protesting the army’s handling of communal clashes in the northeastern Adamawa state The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Crystal Palace make decision over Christantus Uche loan after promising cameo More opportunities on the way for Nigerian forward after encouraging impact against Fulham Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025
Nigerian air force plane's emergency landing puts Burkina Faso defense forces on high alert A Nigerian Air Force plane has landed in Burkina Faso due to what it calls an in-flight emergency The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Nigerian troops held in Burkina Faso after ‘unfriendly’ emergency landing Unauthorised touchdown comes less than 24 hours after Nigerian forces intervened in attempted coup in Benin The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025
Benin’s failed coup: three factors behind the takeover attempt Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early December 2025. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and west Africa since 2020, this bid triggered a military response from Benin’s neighbours. The Conversation · Dec 9, 2025
Mohamed Salah confirms when he will leave Liverpool after Egypt talks over early AFCON release Salah is set to miss Egypt’s pre-tournament friendly against Nigeria Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025
Organ-harvesting operation in hotel and mortuary shut down after more than 100 bodies were discovered A manhunt is underway after authorities in Nigeria raided a property and made the grim discovery. We Got This Covered · Dec 8, 2025
Benin coup leader's location and fate of hostages unknown after failed takeover The apparent leader of a failed coup in Benin is on the run and the fate of hostages remains unclear a day after a group of soldiers attempted to overthrow the government of the West African nation The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025
100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released; more still being held The Christian Association of Nigeria says 100 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school last month have been released The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025
Terror threat in Nigeria: what the killing of a general tells us about the fight against ISWAP The killing of Nigeria’s Brigadier General Musa Uba, in mid-November 2025, by the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, risks boosting the morale of insurgents while demoralising Nigerian troops fighting insurgency. The Conversation · Dec 8, 2025
France offers more support for Nigeria as 100 abducted schoolchildren released Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were kidnapped at gunpoint from a Catholic school last month, as France has pledged more support for the country. Radio France Internationale · Dec 8, 2025
Nigeria has jailed Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu: why it risks backfiring The terrorism conviction and life sentence handed down by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, brings an end to a ten-year legal battle. But it opens up a larger political and security question for Nigeria. The Conversation · Dec 7, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025 Gillian Hopwood obituary Architect who with her husband, John Godwin, designed more than 1,000 modernist buildings in post-independence Nigeria
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025 William Troost-Ekong exclusive: Nigeria captain reveals why is he retiring before AFCON Ex-Watford defender has called time on his Super Eagles career ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025 Nigeria bombshell as captain William Troost-Ekong retires from internationals before AFCON Super Eagles lose influential figure ahead of Africa Cup of Nations this month
The Conversation · Dec 4, 2025 God in Nigeria: the country’s novelists help us understand the complexity of Christianity In African literature, Christianity has usually been shown as a foreign religion brought to the continent by European missionaries and colonisers. But in the past few decades, Nigeria’s writers have dealt with it in a far more complex way as Christianity is rooted in, and transformed by, local realities, ranging…
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025 The US will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in violence against Christians The State Department says the United States will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in mass killings and violence against Christians in the West African country
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025 ‘He asked me what I’d done sexually with a woman’: how Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor turned her asylum grilling into a film The rising star has made her debut film, Dreamers, a semi-autobiographical love story set in an immigration detention centre. She talks about fleeing persecution in Nigeria – and what she learned from French new wave
Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025 Tolu Coker: the London-Nigerian designer everybody’s talking about Everybody from Little Simz to Tyla are wearing her designs
Radio France Internationale · Dec 2, 2025 Nigeria’s defence minister steps down as abductions trigger security emergency Nigeria’s defence minister has resigned, as the country continues to grapple with a deepening security crisis marked by a surge in mass kidnappings of schoolchildren.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025 Dreamers review – deep sense of empathy powers emotionally vivid refugees’ drama A traumatised Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Britain meets a kindred spirit in Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s evocative tale
Radio France Internationale · Dec 1, 2025 Nigeria under pressure as gunmen kidnap more than 30 people across two states Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped nearly three dozen people across three attacks over the weekend, security sources said Monday, as authorities face renewed scrutiny over mass abductions in recent weeks.
The Conversation · Dec 1, 2025 Nigeria’s low-cost private schools are the only option for millions: is closing them a good idea? Nigeria’s basic education landscape consists of public (government) schools and a diverse private sector. Private schools in Nigeria refer to educational institutions that are run by private individuals, religious organisations, foundations or business enterprises. These schools are diverse in terms of size, cost, ownership models and target populations, ranging from…