It’s a world of endless parties and sleepless nights. A relentless celebration that turns West Africa – and especially Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos – into one of the hottest destinations on the ...

LAGOS, NigeriaLAGOS, Nigeria — What will one day be the most populous city in Africa was initially ignored by the Portuguese explorers who first claimed it, served as a hub for a brutal slave trade ...

Lagos (CNN) — It’s a world of endless parties and sleepless nights. A relentless celebration that turns West Africa – and especially Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos – into one of the hottest ...

The number of people living in Nigeria's most populous city, Lagos, is set to double in coming years. Developers are creating a new city on what was until recently the ocean. It will cater to the ...

Though it caters to the powerful and rich, Lagos will rise faster if it takes everyone along for the ride. Will new governor Ambode nudge the city down the right track? Welcome to Lagos, the city that ...

The coastal city of Lagos is the largest city in both Nigeria and all of Africa, with a metro area population of 21 million. It is one of only three mega-cities — cities with a population exceeding 10 ...

At least 15 separate explosions punctuated by gunfire echoed Monday across a northeast Nigeria city long under siege by the radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram, witnesses said. Attacks in ...

People in Africa’s most populous nation are suffering as the price of food, fuel and medicine has skyrocketed out of reach for many. By Ruth Maclean and Ismail Auwal Photographs by Taiwo Aina ...

JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Sporadic shooting rang out overnight in the central Nigerian city of Jos and witnesses said at least one person was killed by soldiers enforcing a curfew days after attacks on ...

* At least one dead as soldiers enforce curfew * Fears of retaliation keep city on edge * Pope calls on authorities to work for peace By Shuaibu Mohammed JOS, Nigeria, March 10 (Reuters) - Sporadic ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AFP) – Gripping a machete he claimed was stained with blood, a 24-year-old civilian manned a checkpoint in one of Nigeria's most dangerous cities, looking for members of a violent ...