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...

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 ...

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...

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

An extensive organ-harvesting ring has been uncovered in Nigeria after weeks of covert surveillance, local officials have said. In a stateme...

Nigerian authorities freed 100 schoolchildren kidnapped last month in Niger state. The release was confirmed by the Christian Association...

About 100 children who were abducted from a Catholic school in central Nigeria last month have been freed, authorities say. Niger state'...

Following the mass abduction at St Mary’s school in Niger State, thousands of schools across northern Nigeria remain shut. Parents fear f...

Governors from 19 northern Nigerian states and traditional leaders met in Kaduna to address rising insecurity , including banditry and sc...

Following the mass abduction of students in Nigeria’s Niger State, parents have gathered to register their missing children with local au...

President Bola Tinubu ordered major recruitment across the military, police and intelligence services, including 20,000 new police office...