ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria held a state funeral Friday for nearly two dozen of the worshippers killed by gunmen at a church service earlier this month as church officials urged authorities to take ...

OGIDI, Nigeria— Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria’s corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the ...

WARRI, Nigeria – Mourners have gathered in Nigeria for a mass funeral for more than 70 people killed in a series of attacks blamed on Fulani herdsmen who oppose a new anti-grazing law. Tensions over ...

Mourners pay their respects to the victims killed at the St. Francis Catholic Church on June 5, during a funeral service in Owo, Southwest of Nigeria, Friday, June 17, 2022. Nigeria held a state ...

Hundreds attended the funeral%2C including President Goodluck Jonathan The novel %27Things Fall Apart%27 sold 8 million copies worldwide Ghanaian President John Mahama also attended OGIDI, Nigeria (AP ...