Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died age 82 in a London clinic, was a former military ruler and self-styled ...

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will be buried in the compound of his house in the northern state of Katsina on Tuesday, the state's Governor Dikko Radda told BBC Hausa.

During his trip to Niger, Elisofon visited the Hausa people in the Chadawanka village. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Westinghouse Film and traveled to Africa from ...

He escalated the country’s conflict with Boko Haram and sought to reduce state corruption, but grew increasingly unpopular over his two terms as president.

Music videos praising the military have proliferated since generals seized power, highlighting the army’s longstanding importance in Niger and popular dissatisfaction with civilian rule.

It has become a culture for Northern Nigerian politicians to erupt into subterfuge and engage in effusions of caustic ...

In a historic move to break away from its colonial legacy, Niger Republic has officially designated Hausa as the country’s new national language, replacing French.

The photograph depicts Loyali, a young Hausa boy riding his father's horse. During his trip to Niger, Elisofon visited the Hausa people in the Chadawanka village.

As of March 2025, Hausa, which is spoken by almost 50 percent of the population, has been named the official language of Niger, replacing French, which was imposed during the colonial period.

A coup in Niger could shape the future of a West African regional bloc and the presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the newly elected leader of Nigeria.

China-based Nigerian activist and social media personality, Bello Habid Galadanci, popularly known as Dan Bello, has broken ...

Various factions of Niger's military have reportedly wrangled for control since members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum .