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Watford star Odion Ighalo thinks Leicester City success has helped Hornets go under the radar
26-year-old Nigerian is delighted by the Foxes' attention-grabbing results this season.
Boko Haram suicide bombing kills 10 in Cameroon
President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria had 'technically won the war' against Boko Haram in December.
Nigeria: Oil minister Emmanuel Kachikwu calls emergency Opec meeting as crude price tumbles
Oil prices in Nigeria have fallen to around $36 per barrel compared to $50 at the beginning of 2015.
Nigeria: Lawyers approach ICC to charge President Buhari on crimes against humanity against Biafrans
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK speaks with Göran Sluiter on alleged crimes against Nnamdi Kanu and his supporters.
Nigeria: Biafran leader Nnamdi Kanu 'apologises' for Buhari comments
Indigenous People of Biafra leader has reportedly said sorry for comments criticising the Nigerian president.
Isis ally Boko Haram kills 48 in multiple suicide bombings across northern Nigeria
The first blast took place at a mosque in Maiduguri where at least 20 people were killed.
Nigeria: 15 killed as Boko Haram suicide bombers go on rampage in village in Maiduguri
An eyewitness said that a woman ran into the village shouting "Boko Haram" and blew herself up.
Nigeria: Explosion at gas plant 'kills dozens'
Tragedy strikes on Christmas Eve at an industrial gas plant in the Anambra State.
Ecommerce in Africa and Asia: How start-ups can benefit from tomorrow's emerging markets
IBTimes UK speaks to Nils Hammar, the CEO of Saltside Technologies.
Nigeria: Buhari claims 'technical' victory over Boko Haram
President claims terror group has been reduced to a minor presence in Borno state and is incapable of major attacks.
Boko Haram: Cameroon army mistakenly shoots dead 70 civilians in hunt for Isis insurgents
When the villagers returned they discovered the bodies had been left where they fell.
Boko Haram: Girl child suicide bomber used by group kills eight in Borno State
Over 20 people injured in the attack which the army claims was by Boko Haram.
West African leaders seek burqa ban to prevent Boko Haram attacks
The call by Economic Community of West Africa comes amid a rise in suicide bombings by Boko Haram.
Nigeria: Aliko Dangote calls on African leaders to push EU-style freedom of movement and trade
Aliko Dangote proposed that African states introduce a European Union-style cooperation.
Nigeria: Who is Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man with a £10.8bn fortune?
IBTimes UK looks at what drives Nigeria's most powerful man, estimated to have a $16.2bn fortune.
Boko Haram: Cameroon Army kills 100 militant fighters and frees 900 hostages
Cameroon has been facing almost daily suicide attacks from the Nigerian terror goup Boko Haram.
Nnamdi Kanu: Trial of detained Biafran leader delayed as lawyer express fears over his safety
Pro-Biafran leader has been unable to see his lawyer for more than a week.
Cameroon: 7 killed in twin female suicide bombings in Dabanga
Two teenage girls suspected to have entered town as Nigerian refugees and carried out attacks.
Nigeria Boko Haram attack: Group suspected of suicide bombing killing 21 at Shia march
Witnesses to the killings said a man ran into the crowd detonating a bomb before anyone could stop him.
Nigeria: Pirates take five Polish sailors hostage from cargo ship Szafir
The Nigerian and Polish governments are still waiting for the hostage takers to make contact.
Chelsea transfer news: Agent claims Blues in talks to sign Nigerian starlet Kelechi Nwakali
Nwakali was crowned the best player in the recent competition.
Boko Haram cannot be beaten with guns alone - Nigeria's corrupt education system needs to change
Teachers and parents in Borno State complain of low salaries and corruption.
Boko Haram: Four female suicide bombers kill 5 members of same family in northern Cameroon
A suicide bomb attack has killed at least 10 people near the Cameroon-Nigeria border.
Nigeria: More than 30 people killed and 80 others injured during bomb blast at a market
A deadly explosion at a fruit and vegetable market in Yola has killed 32 and wounded 80 people.
Boko Haram overtakes Islamic State as world's deadliest terror group
According to a report, deaths due to acts of terrorism increased by 80% in 2014.
Biafra rebel: We will return to violence if Nigeria does not release Nnamdi Kanu
Six days of protests could turn violent if the Ipob leader is not released says activist.
Nigeria: Head of anti-corruption agency Ibrahim Lamorde 'fired' by President Muhammadu Buhari
Lamorde was appointed EFCC head in 2011 and has now been replaced by interim chairman Ibrahim Mustafa Magu.
Mali: 7 Islamists from Macina Liberation Front killed in deadly clashes with government troops
Islamists were killed as they scrambled to defend a newly installed base on the border with Burkina Faso.
Nigeria: Army rescues 338 people kidnapped by Boko Haram
192 children, 138 women and 8 men rescued from Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Nigeria: 27 killed in second bomb blast at a mosque
A bomb exploded at a new mosque in Yola just hours after a bomb blast ripped through a Maiduguri mosque.