ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria's president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a Christian farming community in the north-central ...

Many communities have thrived for years on the peninsula and islands in the lagoon around Nigeria's crowded commercial capital Lagos. But the last decade has seen a violent shift, as thousands of ...

Authorities in Nigeria’s northern Niger state say at least 150 people have been killed after floods triggered by heavy rainfall hit Mokwa, a vibrant market town in the largely agricultural state.

The death toll from an attack by gunmen in north-central Nigeria over the weekend has climbed to 150. Villagers were still digging through burned structures on Monday, counting their dead and ...

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press. DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The death toll from an attack by gunmen over the weekend in north-central Nigeria has climbed to 150, survivors said Monday as the ...