Police in Nigeria say 38 people were killed and others were abucted in an attack last week in northwestern Zamfara state.

In January, the author claimed the Nigeria-based hospital was "CRIMINALLY negligent" in connection with the death of her son, Nkanu ...

In Nigeria's capital, a rock musician is taking to the streets with roses and a guitar to remind people to slow down and feel ...

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has an ambitious vision for the continent’s most populous nation, but hurdles stand in his way.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police officers providing security hold weapons outside the Christ Apostolic Church during a Sunday service held for those killed ...

The West African nation faces a rising caseload, with the disease is increasingly affecting young Nigerians. This challenges long-held beliefs that mainly older populations suffer from ...

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 ...

On Christmas Day, the United States launched airstrikes against Lakurawa, an Islamist vigilante group operating in a largely ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — 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 ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen killed scores of people during an attack on two villages in Western Nigeria in one of the deadliest assaults in the West African country in recent months. The attack on ...

Experts agree that the most urgent step is to treat climate finance as our money, not theirs. [Getty Images] When torrential rains submerged homes in Lokoja and forced communities in Benue to flee the ...