Nigeria is in the grip of a complex security crisis, with an insurgency by Islamic militants alongside a surge in kidnappings for ransom by gunmen.

Just last week, at least 46 people were killed in raids in the Borgu area of northwest Niger State. The deadliest assault ...

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb 20 (Reuters) - At least 50 people were killed and several women and children abducted after armed men attacked a village in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara ...

Gunmen believed to be Islamic extremists have killed at least 162 people in western Nigeria. Local officials say the attack ...

In the Nigerian villages of Woro and Nuku, attackers arrived on motorbikes, going door to door, shooting and setting homes ablaze. They even entered a mosque, called for prayer, and shot ...

Over 50 people were killed in a gunmen attack on a village in Zamfara, northern Nigeria, as insecurity and bandit violence escalate.

Witnesses say the motorcycle riding gunmen attacked three communities in northern Nigeria, killing and abducting dozens.

SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — Armed extremists killed at least 162 people during attacks on two villages in western Nigeria, a lawmaker said Wednesday, in one of the deadliest assaults in recent months. One ...

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district ...