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Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday announced the resignation of the chairman of his ruling party, under pressure from relentless criticism and the weakening of his political power base. Jonathan told the national executive committee of…

Nigeria on Monday provoked international outrage after President Goodluck Jonathan ratified a controversial bill outlawing gay marriage and same-sex unions under threat of imprisonment. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States was “deeply…

Nigeria’s military on Tuesday blamed Boko Haram militants for a deadly bomb attack that killed at least 17 in a crowded market in Maiduguri, in the latest violence to hit the country’s restive north. Army spokesman Muhammad Dole said a Honda car laden…