Nigeria

Incoming president urges Nigerians to be respectful and peaceful after election victory

Nigerians choose former general who once ruled with iron hand to be next president

Observers fear interference in vote collation process as Jonathan and Buhari await outcome

Confusion and violence blights tense first ballot since end of military rule in 1999

Car bombs explode at two polling stations in south central Enugu state

Goodluck Jonathan says violence will not be tolerated as fear of clashes sparks panic buying

Town recaptured after months under Boko Haram control

President Goodluck Jonathan blames Boko Haram as bus stations targeted in two towns

Chibok resident said militants surrounded the market and started shooting

Nobel Peace Prize winner says more would have been done if girls were from more privileged background

Six-week delay in going to polls seen as potential blow to national democracy

Elections set for February 14th in spite of Boko Haram red zones where there can be no polling stations

Militant group B has killed thousands since it started its revolt in Maiduguri 5 years ago

Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer and has one of its biggest economies. But most of its 175 million people have to live on less than $1 a day, and crime and corruption are rife. Some say that’s why the militant Islamist group will always find new recruits

Insurgents sieze another town in Borno state

Scores of deaths reported in fighting around key northern city of Maiduguri

Massacre in Baga draws no reply from president and little from public

One killed and 18 wounded in Gombe checkpoint bomb

President Goodluck Jonathan condemns Paris attack, but silent on Baga massacre