Any nation that fails to trace its crises history and uses the same history to wage war against crime risks repeating past mistakes that may lead to deeper instability, loss of legitimacy, economic ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide emergency following two mass abductions of schoolchildren and a spate of attacks against civilians. Tinubu said ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on Nigeria’s security situation, citing the need to respond decisively to emerging threats across the country. In a statement personally ...

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing Thursday on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria in what subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith, R-N.J., described as the "systematic and ...

LIGARI, Nigeria (AP) — The villagers in northwestern Nigeria were settling in for church service when motorcycle-riding gunmen invaded, shooting at random and seizing at least 62 people, including the ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province said Monday that they had captured and executed a Nigerian brigadier general, a claim Nigeria's Army has denied. According to a ...

The Abuja National Mosque appears prominently in the foreground, with the National Christian Centre pictured at far right. Muslims make up a majority of Nigeria’s population, while Christians make up ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s new army chief promised to increase operations against “terrorists” in the country's north on Friday, less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened ...