On March 2, rising tensions in the Middle East intensified, impacting major global sectors worldwide, including those in Africa.

Nigeria is scrambling to tackle a resurgent security crisis involving the mass abduction of schoolchildren as claims of Christian persecution have become the focus of US bilateral relations with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The salvo of missiles fired by a US destroyer on Christmas Day — purportedly at Islamic State targets — in northwest Nigeria is ...

The abduction of hundreds of Nigerians, including almost 350 schoolchildren in just a matter of days, has reignited a pressing debate about the persistent security crisis gripping the country. A ...

Nigeria's IGP reveals police are monitoring Islamic groups with ties to the Middle East to prevent local repercussions from ...

Considerable attention has been devoted to Nigeria in the past month after the US government declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) due to the severe threats to religion that exist ...

The country has one of the most feared armed forces in Africa, yet within its own borders, it has repeatedly failed to stop ...

Gunmen believed to be Islamic extremists have killed at least 162 people in western Nigeria. Local officials say the attack ...

Nigeria's gas-fired power plants receive less than half the fuel needed, impacting electricity supply. Due to government subsidies, sector debt has reached 6 trillion naira, reducing gas deliveries to ...