An armed gang in central Nigeria's Plateau state killed at least 40 members of village self-defence groups in a weekend ...

ABUJA, Nigeria -- At least 20 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in central Nigeria, local authorities said Wednesday. The attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday in Tahoss, ...

At least 20 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in central Nigeria. Local authorities reported the attack happened early Tuesday in Tahoss, Plateau State. A local official said ...

Climate-change-induced desertification across northern Nigeria and neighbouring countries in the Sahel, combined with a growing number of settled farmers in central Nigeria, has reduced the amount ...

An armed gang in central Nigeria's Plateau state killed at least 40 members of village self-defence groups in a weekend ...

Nigerian soldiers killed at least 150 members of a criminal gang in an ambush in northwestern Kebbi state this week, a local ...

At least 27 farmers, including men and women, have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack by gunmen in Bindi-Jebbu of the Tahoss community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.Villagers ...

More people were killed by bandits or insurgents in Nigeria in the first half of this year than in all of 2024, according to figures released on Tuesday by Nigeria's human rights agency.

On March 28, at least 10 people were killed in another attack on five communities in Bokkos LGA while in December 2024, 15 farmers were reportedly killed in Gidan Ado village of Riyom LGA.

The heavily armed bandits, riding on around 350 motorcycles, were heading to their base in neighbouring Niger state ...

LAGOS, Nigeria -- At least 21 people were killed in a road collision in Nigeria's northwestern Kano state, officials said. The Federal Road Safety Corps said a heavy-duty truck and a commercial ...