The explosion in the center of Damaturu came six days after a suicide bomber killed three policemen at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Yobe state’s capital city.
A lack of opportunities in Africa must be addressed at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya to spur the development of entrepreneurship on the continent.
President Muhammadu Buhari criticized the U.S. law forbidding the provision of weapons to the Nigerian army because of past human rights violations.
The U.S. and Nigerian presidents met at the White House to discuss Boko Haram's growing threat as well as the corruption and public health issues facing Nigeria.
The newly elected Nigerian president has made cracking down on the extremist Boko Haram group a top priority.
The kidnapping took place in an ISIS stronghold southeast of the city of Sirte, Libya, said a resident, who asked not to be named.
No one has claimed responsibility for the blast, but it bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, which has launched countless attacks in the northeastern state.
Countries in the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia still lack adequate programs to ensure proper vaccination coverage.
A decadeslong, low-level conflict between Nigerian farmers and herders is costing Nigeria nearly $14 billion in economic development each year.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his entourage will depart Sunday to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and other White House officials.
The All Progressives Congress has called on the government to probe the whereabouts of billions of dollars.
The Democratic Peoples Congress is the first political party to be registered in Nigeria since the historic 2015 general elections.
A month after neighboring nation Chad announced its anti-burqa law, Nigeria is debating whether a headscarf ban could curb suicide bombing occurrences.
Jodi Magi was arrested last month for posting a picture of an illegally parked car in front of her apartment building.
The murder rate for Brazilian children and teens has doubled in the past 25 years, UNICEF reports.
The two presidents will meet at the White House next week, but it appears Boko Haram and Nigeria's economy won't be the only topics for discussion.
Nigeria's new president has taken his time selecting his cabinet, but the former military dictator moved fast to reorganize the army.
Chadian authorities instituted a ban on the head-to-toe Islamic veil last month following a series of suicide bombings.
Boko Haram has not claimed responsibility for the attack Saturday, but a police source says there is "no doubt" it was carried out by the militant group.
The Islamic militant group also took over a major highway in the Borno state capital Maiduguri near the site of the village attack.
Shahidullah Shahid, a former Taliban member, is the third ISIS commander to be killed in Afghanistan this year.
The country's defense ministry said the suspect was arrested at a checkpoint in the city of Gombe, close to Boko Haram's stronghold in the northeast.
