Nigerian authorities have suspended all pilgrimages to Israel and the occupied West Bank with immediate effect, citing security concerns lin...

As Ramadan begins in Nigeria's northern Sokoto State, residents in this largely peaceful area express hope that the holy month will b...

Nigeria’s government is working to calm fears that the country’s current security challenges are religiously motivated. This follows the ...

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 United States will restrict visas for Nigerians and their family members responsible for mass killings and violence against Christians, ...

Gunmen have attacked a church in Nigeria, killing at least two people and kidnapping the pastor and some worshippers, police and witnesses s...

Nigeria , a west African country of 230 million people, is roughly evenly split between a mostly Christian south and a Muslim-majority north...

Religious leaders and policymakers from across West Africa are in Abuja, Nigeria for a three-day conference on peace and security. The fo...

The Nigerian government has dismissed claims made by US President Donald Trump about the persecution of Christians in the West African natio...

US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Nigeria, accusing the government of failing to protect Christians. Niger...

  Comedian and television host Bill Maher, known for his acerbic wit, is calling out the media for its silence on the ongoing persecution of...

A woman has been burnt to death by a mob in northern Nigeria's Niger state after she was accused of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad...

At least 27 worshippers have been killed and several wounded when armed bandits stormed a mosque in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state during ...

  Fierce Nigerian political rivals Peter Obi and President Bola Tinubu were seen laughing and joking at Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass in...

The South African government has deported Timothy Omotoso, a Nigerian televangelist and senior pastor of Jesus Dominion International (JDI),...

Nsukka, Nigeria — Since early childhood, Chidi Nwaohia’s life has swung like a pendulum between two spiritual paths: Christianity and Afric...

In Kano State, a Muslim-majority state in northern Nigeria, strict blasphemy laws carry punishments as severe as the death penalty for insul...

The Islamic police in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have arrested Muslims seen eating and drinking publicly, as well as those selling ...

The National Secular Society has welcomed news that Nigerian atheist Mubarak Bala has been  freed  from prison, after spending four years be...