The cat’s cradle was a tight rail hub. Rescuers had the ultimate catch-and-release experience after saving a monster Mekong River catfish that became trapped inside a flooded train station in ...

A 33-year-old man identified as Sodiq Ajuwon was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing 1000kg of catfish, valued N2 ...

Johannesburg — More than 140 people were killed and dozens more injured Tuesday night when a fuel tanker crashed and then exploded in Nigeria, local officials said. A police spokesperson said ...

Dozens of alleged protesters were brought before a Nigerian court on Friday, sparking outrage as many of the defendants appeared to be malnourished following two months of detention. Four young ...

Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned Friday for participating in a protest against the country’s record cost-of-living crisis. Four of them ...

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to at least 153, with another 100 people injured, police told CNN Thursday. The blast, which happened late evening local ...

More than 150 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said. The crash on Tuesday night took place on an ...

More than 160 people died when an overturned fuel tanker in northern Nigeria exploded. Witnesses and relatives of victims said poverty had driven most to try to collect the spilled gas. By Ismail ...

Several similar disasters have taken place in recent years. By Ismail Auwal and Elian Peltier Ismail Auwal reported from Kano, Nigeria, and Elian Peltier from Abidjan, Ivory Coast. More than 150 ...

ABUJA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Nigeria took a major step in its quest to earn revenue from its vast gas reserves, signing a deal with joint venture partners to supply gas to a proposed $3.5 billion ...

LAGOS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Nigeria's state-owned oil company, NNPC Ltd, has increased petrol prices by over 15%, marking the second hike in less than a month and the exit from a costly subsidy ...