CNN — Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron and former US President Bill Clinton were among those paying tribute to Nigerian banking boss Herbert Wigwe as his funeral got underway.

AYESHA RASCOE, BYLINE: In many parts of Nigeria, funerals are often huge celebrations of life, but they can also involve some painful and unwelcome demands. NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu experienced just ...

Nigeria is mourning the loss of one of its most prominent and polarising leaders, former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday in the United Kingdom at the age of 81. His death was confirmed ...

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – A leading African prelate has stated that the lack of political will to end rising insecurity in Nigeria “is turning our country into one wide funeral home.” The Bishop of Sokoto ...

President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of Nigeria on Saturday, threatening to immediately halt all U.S. aid and ...

KATSINA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners attended the funeral in the northern Nigerian town of Katsina on Thursday of President Umaru Yar'Adua, who died in the capital Abuja after a long ...