Nine children abducted at gunpoint from a Roman Catholic church in central Nigeria last week have been freed, according to local authorities. The worshippers were abducted on February 8 while praying ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria and LONDON -- Assailants in Nigeria attacked a church during a service, killing at least two worshippers and abducting the pastor and several others, authorities said. The attack on ...

Nigeria’s military announced Wednesday that 62 hostages were rescued, and two militants were killed in a pair of operations against armed groups, a report said. The development comes after more than ...

Introduction: Faith, Technology, and the Preservation of Life Nigeria’s low life expectancy is driven largely by preventable ...

Catholic officials say that gunmen in northwest Nigeria have killed three villagers and abducted 11 others including a ...

Numerous worshippers from at least two churches in Nigeria were kidnapped during Sunday services by armed gangs, Reuters reported. While Kaduna state police on Monday reportedly cited conservative ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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) — Gunmen opened fire on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian police recognized that simultaneous church attacks occurred in northwestern Kaduna state over the ...

A pastor at a popular Nigerian church has died instantly while reportedly trying to flee from bandits he ran into. He was said to be returning from a crusade.

There is no doubt that the first lady of Nigeria and wife of the president, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, a pastor in The Redeemed Christian Church of God, has emerged as a great image maker for the Country ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen who abducted more than 150 church worshippers in Nigeria's conflict-hit northwest are demanding 17 motorcycles as ransom from families of hostages, residents told The ...