Video sees dead woman walking away from her own embalming
The woman was dropped at the morgue by her family after they declared her dead.
Massacre in Jihadist-ravaged northeast Nigeria kills at least 110
The violence has also spread into neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, prompting a regional military coalition to fight the militants.
Nigerian playboy club owner claims 6 pregnant women are simultaneously expecting his children
While many seem to admire his shameless lifestyle dubbing him a "Fallopian Philantropist" and "Ovaries OverLord", others have questioned his sanity.
Death toll from Nigeria jihadist attack rises to 69
The death toll had risen from 59 after 10 more bodies were discovered in the countryside.
UK puts visas into pitch for post-Brexit trade with Africa
In the UK Africa Investment Summit 2020, Johnson made a clear pitch for business less than two weeks before Britain leaves the European Union.
Nigerian pastor accused of abusing children who fled Boko Haram
Pastor Solomon says he is on a self-proclaimed mission to help humanity, creating the International Christian Centre for Missions (ICCM)
Theresa May in Africa: Cynical post-Brexit development agenda smacks of desperation
May is the latest in a long line of prime ministers who have evoked the potential of "Africa" for their own political purposes.
Nigerian military rescues 76 schoolgirls who went missing after Boko Haram attack in Yobe
The dead bodies of two schoolgirls have been found following the attack by the Islamist group.
Fears grow for 50 young women missing in northern Nigeria after Boko Haram attack
Some 50 young women remain missing after Boko Haram attacked the village of Dapchi in Northern Nigeria, with fears they have been kidnapped.
Sex trafficked women coerced by voodoo rituals like eating raw chicken hearts are freed
Authorities said that trafficked women in Spain had been forced through voodoo rituals including eating raw chicken hearts and having nails pulled out.
Nigerian airline blames passengers after exit door falls off
Emergency exit door comes loose and crashes on to runway as aircraft lands in Nigerian capital of Abuja.
Escape from 'the hell': Thousands of Nigerians facing rape and slavery in Libya returning home
An estimated 5,500 Nigerians are set to be flown back in the next three weeks after they spent months or years in cruel living conditions in Libyan detention centres.
Nigerian kidnap kingpin chillingly reveals how he slaughtered captives and drank their blood raw
The kidnap-for-ransom gang of Ibrahim Umar, 25, was among the most vicious, say the Nigerian police.
Nigerian man sentenced to nearly 3.5 years in prison over massive $25m global email scam
David Chukwuneke Adindu tricked victims into wiring millions of dollars into bank accounts he opened in China.
Double suicide bombing kills over a dozen people waiting for food handouts in Nigeria
Shocking attack happened at a crowded market in the northeastern part of the country.
Boko Haram beheads six farmers and forces the seventh one to watch the slaughter
Seven farmers were abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents from a plantation before there were slaughtered.
Nigerian 'billionaire' couple give away brand new cars at carnival-like wedding
Instagram star Ehi Ogbebor and oil firm employee Kenneth Oboku tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Benin City, Nigeria, on 18 November.
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero taken to hospital after collapsing in Argentina's defeat to Nigeria
Manchester CIty star was released from the hospital after undergoing tests following his collapse in the dressing room during half-time in Argentina's 4-2 defeat to Nigeria.
Bodies of 26 teenage girls found in Mediterranean Sea as sexual assault and torture suspected
The victims' corpses were picked by a Spanish military ship and most of them are thought to be from either Niger or Nigeria.
Kidnapped British missionary Ian Squire killed by suspected Niger Delta militants
Kidnapping for ransom is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, where militant groups have waged a war against the federal government.
85-year-old woman raped to coma by 29-year-old man in Nigeria: 'Height of wickedness in our society'
The man, Kehinde Ariyo who lives in the same area as that of the victim broke the door of her house to commit the offence.
50-year-old man allegedly rapes and suffocates neighbour's 3-year-old daughter
Abdullahi Sani a resident of Jabiri quarters, has been arraigned before a Katsina state senior magistrates' court for rape and culpable homicide charges.
Four British missionaries kidnapped by gunmen in southern Nigeria
Police in Nigeria's southern Delta state say that a militant group kidnapped the four missionaries at around 2am local time on Friday (13 October).
Vatican says Pope Francis 'praying' for Italian priest kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's Benin City
Italian priest Maurizio Pallu has been kidnapped by gunmen during a robbery in Nigeria's southern Benin City.
Jobcentre investigator who kept Nigerian woman as a 'house girl' slave for 10 years is jailed
Afolake Adeniji wailed when handed her sentence and later apologised for the crimes she had committed.
Boko Haram's relentless insurgency has forced 3 million children out of school in Nigeria
The insurgency has affected the north-east Borno state most acutely, with 2,300 teachers killed and nearly 1,400 schools destroyed since 2009.
I am Nigerian and wasn't offended by the BA stewardess rant. But here's what did offend me
We have become judge and the jury in this orgy of excoriation meted out to those who speak out of turn.
Pirates kidnap five people from a Cameroonian vessel off Nigeria's coast
Kidnappings by pirates are still a problem in the oil-rich area, despite attempts to reach a peace deal with militants.
Red Cross launches world's first 'Humanitarian Impact Bond' system
New initiative to raise funds for rehabilitation centres in three African countries.
Cruel rise in Boko Haram using children as 'human bombs' says UNICEF
Most were under 15 years old, the UN agency said.