Nigeria is on high alert after suicide bombings in Maiduguri killed at least 23 people and injured more than 100 on Monday evening. Autho...

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

The United States has sent 100 military personnel to northern Nigeria to train and advise local forces, as deadly threats rise from armed gr...

The U.S. has dispatched a small team of military officers to Nigeria, the general in charge of U.S. Africa Command told reporters in a brief...

The US military is increasing materiel deliveries and intelligence sharing with Nigeria , Africom's deputy commander said, as part of a...

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

Police in northern Nigeria say reports that worshippers were abducted on Sunday from churches in Kaduna state were false. In a joint stateme...

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

US tech billionaire and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale has led a $11.8 million investment round in Nigerian drone manufacturer Terra Indus...

Nigeria, which is battling multiple armed groups, said last month that the US strikes were part of an exchange of intelligence and strategic...

Many Nigerians have welcomed the US-Nigeria strikes on militants as a boost to long-running counterterrorism efforts, even as concerns pe...

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

Nigeria is advancing a major military modernisation initiative with a landmark procurement of 24 Italian-built M‑346FA fighter jets from Ita...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu approved a delegation in late November to meet with the United States on security cooperation and intellig...

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Garba Muhammad, on Tuesday, disclosed that the group received a bomb ...

Extremist insurgents launched simultaneous attacks in four districts of Northeastern Nigeria using armed drones and heavy firepower and torc...

Nigerian forces killed 17 militants and arrested 85 in anti-terror raids across Borno and Adamawa states. The operations also rescued 10 ...

A court in Nigeria on Thursday sentenced a top militant leader of an al-Qaida-linked group on the country's most-wanted list to 15 yea...

In a statement, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had re-established communication with the ground troops that had been under threat by t...

Nigeria 's military rescued 76 people kidnapped by criminal gangs known as "bandits" in northwestern Katsina state, though one...