The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff ...

Nigeria is experiencing one of the worst waves of violence in its recent history. While it is often seen as a consequence of ...

Islamic militants abducted over 300 individuals in Nigeria's northeastern town of Ngoshe, likely in retaliation for military operations against Boko Haram leaders, highlighting the country's ongoing ...

Thousands of people have been abducted by bandits and other criminal groups in Nigeria in the two months of 2025, prompting a need for emergency response by tbe President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An interior view of Haske Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, after an attack by gunmen in which worshippers are kidnapped, in ...

Suspected Fulani militias in Kaduna state, Nigeria raided three church worship services on Sunday (Jan. 18) in what local leaders said could be the largest mass kidnapping of Christian farmers in the ...

Officials claim over 300 people have been kidnapped by Islamic militants in northeastern Nigeria, including numerous women ...

The Nigerian Army said its troops rescued the kidnap victims after receiving distress calls about the abduction of the ...

YOLA, Nigeria -- Two Americans and two Canadians who were kidnapped in Nigeria's north-central Kaduna state on Tuesday have been freed and are in good condition, police said Saturday. Police and a ...

CNN — Three students kidnapped by armed bandits from Greenfield University in northern Nigeria on Tuesday have been killed, a local official said in a statement on Friday. "The armed bandits who ...

It happened again. Hundreds of girls were kidnapped from their boarding school in northwestern Nigeria. They were released a few days later. The week before, dozens of children and staff were taken ...

The last 89 Christians held captive since criminal gangs attacked three churches in northern Nigeria in mid-January were released on Thursday, following a spate of mass kidnappings in the country. The ...