Amnesty International says at least 15 people have been killed after gunmen attacked three communities in north-central Nigeria.

Police in Nigeria say 38 people were killed and others were abucted in an attack last week in northwestern Zamfara state.

At least 25 people were killed and several houses torched after gunmen attacked two villages late on Tuesday in Adamawa State ...

Trump and Nigeria appeared headed for a clash over bogus claims of a Christian massacre. Now the US is helping Nigeria.

The arrival followed a request for help with training, technical support and intelligence-sharing, Nigeria's military said in ...

DAKAR, Feb 16 (Reuters) - About 100 U.S. military personnel have arrived in Nigeria as Washington scales up an operation to target Islamist insurgents, a Nigerian defence spokesperson said.

Another possibility is Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin ( JNIM ), a group linked to al-Qaeda that has been active in the Sahel and across the border in Benin. It formally announced its presence ...

Reports that Arthur Okonkwo has switched nationality from England to Nigeria have been played down, amid new claims that the ...

Nigeria’s football community is growing increasingly frustrated as FIFA continues to delay a ruling on the eligibility of ...

FIFA approves nationality switch for Wrexham United goalkeeperNigeria: Arthur Okonkwo officially cleared to join the Super ...

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has an ambitious vision for the continent’s most populous nation, but hurdles stand in his way.