A Nigerian court on Thursday convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism-related charges, ruling that his actions incited deadly attacks in the country’s southeast, Judge James Omotosho ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — The first strikes in Dambe are thrown before the boxers even leave their house. Fighters don charms and amulets, dye their fist or even score their arm with a razor, inserting ...

Dambe fighters engage in a bout during an amateur match in the Dei-Dei neighborhood in Abuja on Friday. The Dambe World Series kicked off yesterday in the latest evolution of a sport that traces its ...

Fighters don charms and amulets, dye their fist or even score their arm with a razor, inserting traditional medicine before it scars over -- all guaranteed to protect them in the ring or deliver a ...