Boko Haram, Nigeria’s homegrown jihadis, took up arms in 2009 to fight Western education and impose their radical version of ...

A nation's democratic dream crumbled when the June 12, 1993 elections--hailed as Nigeria's freest and fairest--were stalled and ultimately annulled by the military. That historic fracture, long etched ...

The weekend is drawing close, and the season of Halloween is not far off, making it the perfect time to binge on thrillers ...

When a nation changes its generals, it often wants to signal a new beginning. But Nigeria has seen this movie before — and ...

Nigeria has experienced at least nine coups and attempted coups between 1966 and 1995. The last major scare came in 1997, ...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed new service chiefs in a sweeping overhaul of the country's military leadership, ...

Since the renewed campaign for Kanu’s release, the movement has attracted broad support, including from Abia State lawmakers, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, MASSOB founder Chief Ralph ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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) — Not a day goes by ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military targeted militants with airstrikes in the country’s northwest, local authorities said. The ...