Armed bandits reportedly killed at least nine people in an attack on Dantudu Lajinge village in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, on Monday. The assailants targeted members of the village’s cit ...

Dele Farotimi, a well-known human rights lawyer and outspoken critic of Nigeria's government, has been arrested by police after businessman Tony Elumelu accused him of defamation. Elumelu i ...

Authorities in Akwa Ibom State, Southern Nigeria, uncovered an illegal gun factory operated by a father and his sons, officials announced Monday. Joseph O. Eribo, the State’s Commissioner of Police, ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to simplify visa rules for Nigerians is stirring controversy back home. On Tuesday, Ramaphosa announced that Nigerian businesspeople can now ...

An explosive planted by bandits destroyed a bridge in Maru County, Zamfara State, killing one person on Sunday.Residents said the explosive was planted during an attempted attack on Unguwar ...

The Nigerian Army, working alongside other security agencies, has intensified efforts to combat economic sabotage in the Niger Delta region, targeting illegal oil activities and recovering stole ...

Nigeria has requested South Africa’s backing for its bid to secure full membership in the G20, BRICS, and the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB).Nigeria’s junior foreign affairs minis ...

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), an anti-corruption agency similar to the FBI, announced its largest asset recovery on Monday. A court ordered the forfeiture of a massive ...

The Nigerian Defense Headquarters (DHQ) announced on Saturday that Yellow Jambros, a notorious kidnap kingpin, has surrendered to military forces. This declaration comes nearly a year after the ...

The Nigeria Police Force announced on Sunday that its operatives repelled a terrorist attack on the Jakana Divisional Police Headquarters in Borno State on November 28.According to Forc ...

Armed bandits launched a deadly attack on Kungurki community in Kaura Namoda County in Zamfara State late Saturday night, killing an elderly man and abducting 13 residents, including a two-month-old ...

A man identified as a traditional healer, Ismail Usman, sustained serious injuries on Thursday in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, after testing a self-made bulletproof amulet&n ...