Nigerian musician Temilade Opeyemi, popularly known as Tems, has reached a new career peak, becoming the first female artist from Africa to land seven different songs in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Tems ties Burna Boy for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries by a Nigerian artist. Her 7th entry, "What You Need," matches the ...

Ifunanya Nwangene, a budding singer who captivated audiences with her performance of Rihanna’s “Take a Bow” on “The Voice Nigeria,” has died from a snake bite. She was 26.

Described as a “rising star,” Nwangene, known on YouTube as “NANYAH,” was “on the cusp of sharing her incredible talent with the world,” the choir wrote about ...

Nigerian fast-rising singer Asake makes history on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats chart with 60 entries, as his hit with Wizkid, Jogodo, peaks at number 4.

Festus Keyamo: "There have been ups and downs, but more importantly, we got here on the back of other people who held the industry before we came. So, even those who are succeeding today are ...

Kidnappings highlight insecurity in northern Nigeria US delegation discusses security with Nigerian officials Rescue details unclear; no comment on negotiations or ransom Parents express anguish over ...

MINNA, Nigeria — A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month and released over the weekend were hosted at a government-organized ceremony on Monday, many ...

U.S. judge orders curbs on immigration agents' conduct toward Minnesota protesters A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday ordered U.S. immigration agents deployed en masse to Minneapolis to curb some ...

Around 100 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic school in central Nigeria last month have been released, though authorities are still silent on how the rescue was achieved. The students arrived in ...