The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country's emergency response ...

Nigeria's military says it has killed 76 Islamic militants in the country's northeast during operations conducted in various ...

A petrol tanker truck exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had gathered to take ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP ... three men were other than they were visiting the school from northwestern Katsina state, one of the states worst hit by armed violence in northern Nigeria.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP ... organized a funfair to distribute gift items to kids in southwestern Oyo state. After the latest disaster, the police in Abuja announced that prior permission must ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least six soldiers and 34 Islamic extremists died in a clash in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, the military said Wednesday. The rebels, riding on motorcycles and ...

A traditional ruler in Osun State, Oba Taofeeq Olaposi Osunmakinde was on Monday arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja ...

And on Saturday, 22 people died in southeastern Anambra state while 10 died in the capital, Abuja, where more than 1,000 people had gathered at a church to receive clothes and food. Recommended ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ten people including children have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Several children have been killed in a stampede at a holiday fair in southwestern Nigeria, Oyo state governor says. About Contact Services Account ...