Nigeria

Raids in Italy saw the arrest of up to 20 alleged members of the Black Axe gang, according to reports.

Offensive has scored some successes, but intelligence warns insurgents fleeing to Taraba state.

Nigerian army and police are foiling most of the attacks planned by Boko Haram militant group.

Nigerians call for end to jungle justice as video of alleged food thief being lynched emerges.

Oil bunkering is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta, where the government is trying to stop further violence.

At least 36 people killed when armed bandits attacked mining site in Bindin, Maru Local Government Area.

IBTimes UK talks to Oxfam on humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad as millions have been displaced by Boko Haram.

At least 2.6m people have been displaced in the Lake Chad region by Boko Haram insurgents.

Social media users trigger sarcastic discussion on presidential election if the US was an African country.

Rights group claimed officials abused 43 women and girls in seven internally displaced camps in Maiduguri.

This year, South Africa, Gambia and Burundi announced their withdrawal from the ICC claiming it was biased.

Cameroon part of regional force against Nigeria-based Boko Haram, which also attacks neighbouring countries.

Women told HRW they were drugged and raped or coereced into sex through false marriage promises.

Eyewitnesses told local media the blasts took place near a camp for displaced people in Maiduguri.

Announcement came as oil facility attacks blamed on Niger Delta Avengers resumed in October.

The 1967 declaration of Republic of Biafra sparked a civil war in Nigeria that caused millions of deaths.

EFCC froze some of Jonathan's accounts as part of an investigation on alleged money-laundering charges.

In 2015, a faction of Somalia-based al-Shabaab terrorists pledged alliance to the Islamic State terror group

NDA says it fights to end disenfranchisement of Delta's poor communities and get greater oil revenue shares.

Soldiers went missing during heavy fighting in Gashigar village, on the border with Niger, on 17 October.

Women are not a commodity to be won and lost in war.

IBTimes UK interviews Nigerian journalist on how female genital mutilation impacted on her life.

President vows government will fight to ensure remaining 197 girls kidnapped in Chibok will be released.

IBTimesUK interviews researcher Atta Barkindo, who has translated several Boko Haram videos and audio clips.

Situation at the maximum security centre is unclear but Niger has often been attacked by members of the terror groups.

Buhari makes controversial remark after wife Aisha tells the BBC she might not support him in 2019 election.

IBTimes UK creates timeline of Kanu's case and various setbacks as pro-Biafrans still call for independence.

Aisha Buhari says her husband 'does not know' most of the top officials he has appointed.

EXCLUSIVE Swiss government tells IBTimes UK about its role in negotiations with Boko Haram.

Chibok abduction not the first Boko Haram mass-kidnapping, but only one to attract international outrage.