The death toll as of Friday morning was 719 people, and more than 850 Muslim worshippers were injured Thursday on the third day of the annual Islamic event.
The embattled senate president failed to attend trial last week after Nigeria's Code of Conduct Tribunal issued a warrant for his arrest.
Troops loyal to Burkina Faso’s government have given an ultimatum to coup leaders to step down or face an attack.
While there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosions, they bore the hallmarks of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Nigeria's military says schools have been reopened and civilians have been rescued in the country's northeast, which had been controlled by the Islamist militants.
Humanitarian workers say they rescued 301 people attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in flimsy rubber dinghies Saturday.
The currency in Nigeria, Africa's largest economy and top oil producer, has been hit hard by a global oil glut and crashing crude prices.
In its monthly oil market report, the oil cartel said "lower-than-expected" U.S. output would drag down overall supplies from non-OPEC oil producers.
"We are still working under the rubble for more bodies and injured," the state coordinator for Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is set to arrive in Paris on Monday for a three-day official visit to France focused on defense, security, trade and investments.
Nigeria's president has taken strides in fighting against the insurgent group Boko Haram, but the extremist group has still carried out a number of deadly attacks.
“If we win, it will be victory for the whole of Africa," Nigerian-born Spanish lawyer Helen Mukoro said. She is the first woman and the first immigrant to run for Spain's presidency.
Corruption should be met with the ultimate punishment, labor officials said.
The social network announced new active user numbers for markets in Nigeria and Kenya Thursday.
“As I am speaking to you, all the terrorists’ camps have completely been wiped out," Nigerian Defense spokesman Col. Rabe Abubakar said Wednesday.
“Similar to ourselves, they have aspirations for university, for careers," said one aid worker.
Thousands of African pilgrims have already arrived in the holy city of Mecca for the hajj, one of the world’s largest gatherings and a mandatory religious duty.
“Let’s keep only what we can manage. We can’t afford much for now. There’s no point in pretending,” Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday.
"We will try to get to the bottom of it and prosecute the companies or those persons, who are involved," said Nigeria's president.
The former governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola, is accused of rolling out grossly inflated contracts and leaving debt of more than $2.1 billion.
The measure comes after an extremist Lebanese Muslim cleric mysteriously obtained a valid Nigerian visa.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been criticized for taking his time to appoint a cabinet, which remains largely unfilled.
