Kabir Adamu, a national security policy and strategy specialist for Nigeria and the Sahel, credits a strengthened army-air force collabor...

Armed gangs known as "bandits" have taken root across Nigeria's rural hinterlands amid poverty and government neglect. They ra...

Nigerian security forces have killed at least 30 gunmen after armed attacks in the country’s troubled northwest, authorities said Thursday. ...

  This development follows a high-level visit to the United States by Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, Chief of the Air Staff, who led a Nig...

Authorities in Nigeria are relying on local intelligence and bolstering the Civilian Joint Task Force to tackle the growing threat posed ...

Nigeria’s top military commander, General Christopher Musa, pledged full support to troops battling a rise in insurgent violence, particu...

State governors in northeast Nigeria on Thursday called on government security forces to rethink their counter-insurgency strategy, after mo...

A stolen phone, a whispered accusation, and slowly, a crowd gathers. In minutes, the charges are read out to the suspect and "justice...

Authorities canceled the event for the second consecutive year due to security concerns. CGTN

The Nigerian Military, in collaboration with Briech UAS, a communications company, has unveiled the first and largest indigenous attack dron...

The Nigerian government said it is expanding its deradicalization program, Operation Safe Corridor, to the country's North West to tack...

Nigeria's National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) warns that terrorist groups are getting more sophisticated — using new technologies a...

Nigeria officially labels the Lakurawa group as a terrorist organization after years of violent attacks in rural communities. The decision ...

Nigerian troops killed 76 Islamic militants in the country's northeast during operations conducted in various parts of Borno state, the ...

Authorities in northern Nigeria's largest city have begun evacuating more than 5,000 street children seen as a "security threat...

Oil exports make up 80 percent of Nigeria’s revenue, with current production at 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd), placing the country amo...

Nigeria and China plan to deepen cooperation in areas such as clean energy, defence and finance, with China pledging support for Nigeria...

The Nigerian Military says it's killed thousands of armed fighters who it accused of killing and kidnapping people for ransom. Locals...

For more than 15 years, Nigeria’s armed forces have battled Boko Haram and groups affiliated with ISIL (ISIS), with millions affected and...

The farrmers say they can no longer tend to crops and livestock out of fear of being attacked. The violence drove away farmers, leaving fi...