Nigeria

Swansea City host Chelsea at the Liberty Stadium in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates plans to use his £40bn personal fortune to eradicate polio, malaria and measles.

Chelsea host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in the London derby.

Malian and French forces recapture key towns of Konna and Diabaly.

HIV protein modified to 'protect not replicate' at Queensland Institute for Medical Research.

Number of French troops increased to 1,400 as African forces start arriving in Mali.

School of Basic Medical Science academic claims to have developed herbal cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Chelsea welcome Southampton to Stamford Bridge in midweek.

Chandrashekar Srinivasan looks at the sad decline of the lion population in west and central Africa, and the worrying trends which suggest extinction is not far away.

France fears strong retaliation from al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremists over Mali and Somalia situations.

Rafa Benitez says both John Terry and Petr Cech are close to a return to action against Stoke City

Patrick Bomboi Emuh told police he was a Nigerian oil baron after six-year probe.

Chelsea welcome Swansea City to Stamford Bridge in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final.

Some of world's greatest cities are among British favourites to see in 2013/

Pope Benedict XVI calls for ending bloodshed in Syria.

Illicit financial outflows include corruption money and tax evasion.

Chelsea are reportedly lining up a January move for Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote.

BHP Billiton has agreed to sell its stakes in Browse gas export project in Australia to Chinese firm PetroChina

High court judge backs Akhalu claim that she could die in a matter of weeks if deported from UK.

Chelsea winger Victor Moses has expressed his delight to be part of the Nigeria side for the upcoming African Cup of Nations in South Africa.

PM promises red tape bonfire in CBI speech and declares Britain as in 'economic equivalent of war'.

Ibrahim was responsible for assassination of retired Nigerian war hero General Mohammed Shuwa.

Closure to cut company’s oil output by 25,000 barrels a day, down from 800,000 bpd in 2011.

Shell cites lower crude oil and depressed output for its tumble in supply profits but keeps dividends steady

The Society of Black Lawyers called in the Metropolitan Police to investigate whether referee Mark Clattenburg used racial slurs towards Chelsea players.

Online video showing beatings and deaths of suspected thieves by vigilante villagers helps identify principal suspects.

Steven Biringa claims son Chiadika was stripped, beaten and burnt alive after being set up.

Oil giant to face charges at The Hague of polluting villages in the Niger Delta region.

University of Port Harcourt students take to streets following killings of classmates Ugonna, Ilyod, Tekana and Chidiaka.

Afrobeats star, D'banj, a United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace, releases heartfelt message condemning lynching of four students in Uniport, Nigeria, accused of being thieves.