Nigeria's presidential spokesperson welcomes US assistance 'as long as it recognises our territorial integrity'.

In communities across states in Nigeria, an invisible war is costing human lives and leaving innocent citizens caught in blood-soaked crossfires. In this report, JOHNSON IDOWU dives into the human cost of Nigeria’s cult war epidemic and street violence ...

From notorious names like Black Axe, Vikings, and Eiye, to lesser-known but equally dangerous groups, cult groups are feared for their ruthlessness, strict codes of loyalty, and brutal initiation rites. Cultism in Nigeria has evolved from its academic ...

Nigeria said it would welcome U.S. help in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected.

From Benin City, Nigeria, to Palermo, Marseille, and beyond: Nigerian criminal groups have succeeded in developing their trafficking activities in Africa, but also in Europe. Mafia Africa (Flammarion, 2023) is the culmination of an investigation into ...

Speaking during his #AntiCultLessons series on Saturday, Okunowo expressed outrage over the government’s approach to terrorism and cult-related violence, questioning the logic behind granting amnesty to bandits despite repeated breaches of such agreements.

Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has sacked the lawyers representing him at his trial and announced he will be representing himself from now on. The 58 year-old opened his defence on Thursday, where he argued that the court lacked the jurisdiction to try him - an argument rejected by the judge.

This is the story of how cult leaders were gunned down during a gang war in the Somolu and Bariga areas of Lagos. J Jude Egbas Follow At about 5pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, a gang rivalry that had been simmering under the surface for a while in the ...