Nigeria has been battling with a surge of violence orchestrated by gangs, whose members carry out indiscriminate attacks, kidnapping for ransom, and in some cases, killing.

The Niger State Police Command said the abductions took place in the early hours, and that military and security forces have ...

Police in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State reported that a group of armed bandits invaded a private Catholic school ...

Police and military forces have been deployed to search for the missing students. A series of similar attacks has put Nigeria ...

Written Testimony Thank you, Chairman Smith, and Members of this Subcommittee for holding these important hearings. I am ...

The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Friday said 227 persons, including teachers and ...

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped at least 227 students and teachers at a Catholic school in the northwest on Friday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said, the latest in a spate of school attacks ...

The Federal Government on Friday acknowledged the rising number of killings across the country but insisted it is taking ...

The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President ...

A Nigerian Catholic bishop said U.S. military intervention is warranted at a Nov. 20 hearing of the U.S. House Foreign ...

Many Nigerians echo U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that Christians are persecuted in the West African nation. They say they’ve long been attacked, kidnapped or killed beca ...