Nigeria Senate votes to ban gay marriage

People found to be breaking the law will face prison sentences of up to 14 years under the new bill, which has been sent to the country’s president for approval.

67 dead in Nigeria as suicide bombers, gunmen attack

Suspicion for the attack has fallen on a radical Muslim sect which bombed the UN headquarters in Nigeria last August.

A tribute to Rob Earnshaw: five of the worst misses of all-time

Robert Earnshaw whiffed an absolute sitter against England last night, but he doesn’t even come close to cracking our countdown.

Nigeria says man with al-Qaeda links masterminded UN bomb attack

Twenty-three people were killed in the attack on the UN’s headquarters in the Nigerian capital Abuja last week.

Video: Explosion strikes UN building in Nigeria, killing 16

One eyewitness says he saw ‘many dead’ after an explosion at the United Nation’s main Nigerian offices at Abuja.

Most victims of sex trafficking are African, says support group

Ruhama’s annual report shows that the majority of women they help who were trafficked into Ireland and forced into the sex trade are African.

Chelsea star's father found alive by police

Michael Obi, father of Mikel John Obi, was released by his abductors today.

Mikel family receive ransom demand

The family of Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi have reportedly received a ransom demand for the release of the player’s father.

Mikel John Obi's father victim of kidnapping

It has emerged that the father of Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi is being held by kidnappers in his native Nigeria. The footballer has yet to receive a ransom demand.

Bus kills 14 in Nigeria after robbers forced them to lie on road

The passengers, who had been ordered off another vehicle, were run over by the bus which then drove off.

Nigerian family deported after long-running legal appeal

Pamela Izevbekhai and her daughters are deported after six years of appeals. How much has it cost Ireland?

Beer garden bomb attack kills 25 in Nigeria

Islamist militants have been blamed for the attack, the latest in a series of deadly bombings.

Nigeria blast kills 15 people hours after inauguration

A bomb tore through a military barracks in the north of the country killing 15 people – just hours after the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja.

Meet the man with 107 wives, 185 children and a family of 5,000

Bello Maasaba, from Nigeria, has married more than 100 times – although divorce and death have left him with just 86 spouses remaining.

Pfizer used 'dirty tricks' to avoid Nigerian payout: WikiLeaks cables

The cables reveal that the pharmaceutical giant hired private investigators to unearth evidence of corruption on a Nigerian official in order to halt a case about an alleged unauthorized drug trial.

Cholera kills 1,500 - this time in Nigeria

As Haiti crosses its fingers that its own outbreak stays away from refugee camps, Nigeria succumbs to an epidemic.

Third Nigerian sprinter fails Commonwealth Games doping test

After 100m ‘winner’ Damola Osayomi and hurdler Samuel Okon, now Folashade Abugan fails a steroid test.

Schoolchildren kidnapped by gunman in Nigeria

2 million people displaced by flooding in Nigeria

Half of the state of Jigawa have been displaced after authorities opened two swollen dams.

3 French crewmen kidnapped from ship off Nigerian coast