WorldNigerian gunmen kidnap eight more girlsArmed men in Nigeria have abducted eight girls, as the government continued to struggle to find 276 schoolgirls kidnapped three weeks ago in the same region.07 May 04:25 AM
WorldWest urged to use drones in hunt for kidnapped girlsPressure is growing for Western military drones to be used in the hunt for more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria, as the terrorist thought to be holding them threatens to "marry off" girls aged as young as 9.06 May 05:00 PM
WorldBoko Haram: Behind the fearIslamist military group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the mass abduction of 300 Nigerian schoolgirls. But who is in this group, and what do they really want?06 May 07:00 AM
WorldNigeria seeks support to rescue girlsWestern countries are in talks with Nigerian security forces to help rescue hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls still missing three weeks after they were seized.05 May 05:00 PM
WorldAssault attempt to free girlsNigerian troops were reported to be massing for an assault to try to free hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by a militant Islamist group.04 May 05:00 PM
WorldHunt for abducted schoolgirls called offParents of 230 girls abducted from their boarding school by Nigerian Islamists have had to call off the search for their daughters because of a lack of police back-up.23 Apr 05:59 AM
WorldGunmen open fire on sleeping studentsBoko Haram gunmen opened fire in a college dormitory in northeast Nigeria as the students slept, killing 40, in the latest massacre blamed on the Islamist insurgents.29 Sep 06:30 PM
WorldSaved by air bubbleA tug boat cook managed to find an underwater air pocket after his vessel sank off Nigeria's coast and miraculously survived nearly three days before being brought out alive, rescuers and his family say.15 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionGwynne Dyer: Nigeria - where every problem is too hard to fixIt is not known if the word "dysfunctional" was invented specifically to describe the Nigerian state.01 Jan 04:30 PM
Football FernsSoccer: Drama may hold silver liningThere might be another silver lining for some members of the Football Ferns after yesterday's dramatic 2-2 draw with Mexico.06 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerGwynne Dyer: West African countries struggling to fight off the curse18 Apr 05:30 PM
WorldHomes burn in NigeriaRioters ran amok yesterday in the central Nigerian city of Jos.10 Jan 05:10 PM
WorldAssange offline but still in good spiritsWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is said to be in good spirits.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandFraudster doctor a student of deceptionA Nigerian drug smuggler who duped authorities to get a job in NZ as a hospital psychiatrist came across as friendly but secretive, acquaintances say.30 Sep 04:30 PM
New ZealandDrug dealer fakes CV to land doctor's jobA Nigerian drug smuggler who fooled immigration officials to get a job as a hospital psychiatrist was yesterday jailed for 16 months. 29 Sep 04:30 PM
LifestyleJane of the jungleInspired by a love of Dr Dolittle and Tarzan to go to Tanzania and study chimpanzees, Jane Goodall has now clocked up 50 years of groundbreaking research into their behaviour. Robin McKie charts her extraordinary story.30 Jul 05:30 PM
WorldGulf spill a familiar story in oil-soaked NigeriaThe brown spots run like a trail of blood down the deserted coastline near this fishing village. Just underneath a handful of sand lies spilled oil.05 Jul 12:00 AM
