Gunmen reportedly kill dozens in Nigeria as US military deployment confirmed

Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.

What to know after scores were killed in Nigeria while abducted Christians came home

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

In northwest Nigeria, U.S. confronts a growing terrorist threat

Post reporters ventured to northwest Nigeria, where fighters affiliated with the Islamic State are on the offensive despite ...

Attacks on civilians in central and northern Nigeria kill nearly 200

At least 170 people have been killed in an attack by armed men on a remote village in Nigeria's Kwara ​state, a local ...

Nine arraigned for deadly attack in Nigeria that killed over 150

Nine people accused of carrying out a deadly attack in north-central Nigeria were arraigned before a federal court on Monday, ...

Nigeria’s first lady says US strikes were a ‘blessing,' welcomes collaboration with Trump

Nigeria's First Lady is seeking a stronger U.S. partnership against terrorism as lawmakers debate ongoing violence affecting Christian communities nationwide.

Nigeria’s first lady sees ‘divine intervention’ in Trump’s focus on Christians

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correctly identify the summit in Washington this week. It is the International ...

All 166 kidnapped churchgoers now rescued in northern Nigeria, Christian group says

By Ahmed Kingimi and Hamza Ibrahim MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Security services have now rescued all 166 ...