The Super Eagles may have missed out on qualification, but Nigerian football remains strongly represented at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Across nine participating nations, 16 players of Nigerian descent ...

Nigeria is one of Africa’s premier soccer powers. The Super Eagles have won the Africa Cup of Nations three times—in 1980, 1994 and 2013—and have appeared in six World Cups, the third-most of any ...

Nigeria and UK look to strengthen trade and economic ties amid growing calls from Africa and Caribbean for reparative justice “There are chapters in our shared history that I know have left some ...

London, United Kingdom – When Nigerian President Bola Tinubu arrives in the UK this week, the visit will carry more than ceremonial significance. It will be the first state visit by a Nigerian leader ...

Parts of the US right have for years been amplifying claims that Christians face violence in Nigeria, a notion the US president has helped to encourage After spending weeks accusing Nigeria’s ...

President Trump said that he delayed U.S. military strikes in Nigeria until Christmas Day to deliver a message to groups he alleges are targeting Christians. The Nigerian government praised the ...

The United States has launched “powerful and deadly” strikes against groups it claims are affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) in Nigeria, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. The unprecedented Christmas ...

President Donald Trump said Thursday he’d ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, who he has accused of persecuting Christians in the country. In a post on social media, Trump ...

Beyond the sensationalist headlines, Obiora Ikoku finds a deeply rooted crisis, made worse by the country’s ruling elite. Nine months ago, Rita Gendaga was preparing for her late father’s funeral when ...

The Abuja National Mosque appears prominently in the foreground, with the National Christian Centre pictured at far right. Muslims make up a majority of Nigeria’s population, while Christians make up ...

One pastor decries government denials that militants are targeting Christians. A crowd of about 200 mourners gathered under the clear sky of Barkin Ladi in Nigeria’s Plateau State as pastor Ezekiel ...

Nigeria's president has pushed back against claims of religious intolerance as it joins North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China on a list of countries "of particular concern" to the US. Nigeria has ...