NIGERIA

One person has already been killed since the outbreak was detected.

Senate President Bukola Saraki wrote on Facebook that the Nigerian president was "doing well, was cheerful and in good spirits" Wednesday.

According to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Beijing’s total 2016 defense budget of $145 billion was topped only by U.S., which spent $604.5 billion on defense.

Boko Haram militants that mostly live in Nigeria's  northern states have killed nearly 20,000 people and displaced more than 2 million others since 2002.

The creatures are some of the most endangered mammals in the world.

The University of Lagos issued a directive Tuesday saying that lecturers and administrators can remove students from campus if they are found wearing “indecent” dresses.

Emerging economies, including the BRIC nations are likely to make gains on the traditional leaders of the international market, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The announcement has done nothing to quell rumors of the Nigerian president's deteriorating health.

More than 200 million girls and women have undergone FGM surgery.

Lagos State Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode approved the Prohibition of the Act of Kidnapping Bill Wednesday.

The world's deadliest terrorist group may have a new strategy: using babies to escape suspicion.

Brent crude rose sharply Thursday in the wake of Secretary General Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo's comments.

Earlier in 2016, Nigeria saw a major decline in its output mostly due to continuous attacks on its oil infrastructure by militants in the Niger Delta.

Nana Akufo-Addo has been accused of copying George W. Bush's and Bill Clinton's speeches without attribution.

Oil prices rose Thursday as Saudi Arabia discussed proposed reductions and U.S. stockpiles fell during an OPEC push to boost profit.

The Tennessee twins, separated in November, are progressing well in their recovery.

Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world, according to a new study.

Nigeria has over 270 ethnic groups and is roughly half Muslim and half Christian, with northern states generally referred to as the nation's Muslim region and Christians living in the south.

"And tactics and strategies cannot reveal our location except if Allah wills by his decree," Shekau said.

A number of the 276 girls abducted from a government boarding school by the Islamic extremist group reportedly were held in government custody in the Nigerian capital city of Abuja for trauma therapy.

While increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere contributes to global warming, greater amounts of it dissolved in the oceans make their waters more acidic.