Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's elite came to praise him.Full story
LAGOS, Nigeria, May 21 - Nigeria said on Tuesday it would free a number of detained Islamists, including all female ones, in what a senior security source called a move to build popular support for its offensive against Boko Haram militants entrenched in the north. Full story
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border threat. Full story
Workers at an airport in Nigeria have begun work to dismantle what has become known in Lagos as "the graveyard," an overgrown field filled with about a dozen cargo and passenger airplanes that have been abandoned. NBCNews.com's Alex Witt reports.
An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Nigeria killed a young boy and injured several others. NBCNews.com’s Dara Brown reports.
Firefighters battled to contain a pipeline blaze after suspected vandalism in Nigeria. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Crude oil from a leaking ExxonMobil pipeline in southern Nigeria has begun to creep into neighboring rivers, causing economic and environmental damage. NBCNews.com's Al Stirrett reports.
Around 100 people were killed in Nigeria while trying to take oil from a crashed tanker. Msnbc.com's Richard Lui reports.
Pallbearers lift the coffin of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe into a hearse at his funeral in his hometown of Ogidi, southeast Nigeria May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: OBITUARY MEDIA)
Christy, wife of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, looks on outside the family house at his funeral in his hometown of Ogidi, southeast Nigeria May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: OBITUARY MEDIA)
A woman signs the condolence register at the funeral of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his hometown of Ogidi, southeast Nigeria May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: OBITUARY MEDIA)
People walk past a banner displaying a photo of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe during his funeral in his hometown of Ogidi, southeast Nigeria May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: OBITUARY MEDIA)
