The Nigerian government has announced a military operation to tackle Islamic militants following the killing of scores of ...

The gunmen who abducted more than 150 church worshippers in Nigeria’s conflict-hit northwest are demanding 17 motorcycles as ransom from families.

Meanwhile, all 183 Christians abducted from churches in Kaduna state last month have been released, with 89 rescued Wednesday ...

Armed gangs with "sophisticated weapons" kidnapped worshipers from at least two churches in Kaduna state. Nigeria faces several internal conflicts that have affected both Christians and Muslims— often ...

Security services have now rescued all 166 worshippers who were kidnapped by gunmen during attacks on two churches in northern Nigeria last month, a Christian group said on Thursday.The Christian ...

Nigeria is battling militants and it’s causing a terrible security situation. Gunmen believed to be Islamic extremists killed scores of people in a western Nigerian state that is becoming a new hot ...

Some 160 people are believed to be missing after attackers raided three churches in a Nigerian village on Sunday.

The head of a Christian church alliance says 172 people were kidnapped by armed men, and that nine later escaped.

Nigerian police recognized that simultaneous church attacks occurred in northwestern Kaduna state over the weekend, after initially dismissing reports.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on ...