The Nigerian Army yesterday said it rescued 11 kidnapped persons during a late-night operation along the Kaduna–Abuja Expressway after foili...

There was a huge plaster on Sarah Peter's head to staunch the bleeding caused by the blow of a gunman's weapon. Sarah, not her real ...

Members of a community in northwestern Nigeria say they fear for their safety, days after their village was attacked. Gunmen abducted mor...

Police in Nigeria’s Kaduna State said that armed bandits abducted dozens of villagers over the weekend, after initially dismissing the inci...

MADUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 21 - Nigerian troops have rescued 62 hostages and killed two militants in separate operations across Kebbi and Zamfar...

As students return for a new term, Nigeria is enhancing security at schools nationwide due to increasing threats of armed attacks and kid...

Schools across parts of northern Nigeria started reopening on Monday, after months of closure triggered by the abduction of hundreds of stud...

Residents of a village in Nigeria’s northern Niger State are grappling with the aftermath of a deadly attack by an armed group over the w...

Malam Fatori, Nigeria - It’s been more than 10 years since Isa Aji Mohammed lost four of his children in one night when Boko Haram fighters ...

At least 30 people were killed and several others abducted when gunmen attacked a market in Nigeria’s Niger State, police said on ‍Sunday. P...

Police say a suspected suicide bomber is behind the Wednesday evening incident. Authorities have increased security at places of worship ...

The United ‍States ‍has carried out an air strike against ISIL (ISIS) fighters in northwest Nigeria, US ⁠President Donald Trump ​said. “Ton...

The governor of Nigeria's Niger state held a ceremony on Monday to welcome back 130 kidnapped children and teachers released after a mon...

Armed men have kidnapped 28 people travelling to an annual Islamic event in Nigeria's central Plateau state, local sources have told the...

Nigeria’s presidency says all remaining pupils and staff abducted from a Catholic boarding school in Niger state in November were freed t...

The remaining 130 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted in November from a Catholic school in Niger state have been released, President Bola Tinu...

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress staged walkouts in major cities to draw attention to the challenges facing workers, particularly r...

​Insecurity across northern Nigeria is forcing many Christians to avoid public worship and cancel Christmas travel plans, the Christian Asso...

Illegal mining is obstructing Nigeria’s efforts to drive out armed fighters, known locally as bandits. They've seized areas in the no...

Sending children to school has become too dangerous for many families in Nigeria. Over the last decade, it has become almost routine for Nig...