The US State Department is funding $3.5m to improve documentation and reporting of religious violence in Nigeria, aiming for ...

KADUNA, Nigeria -- Ten generals and five other senior military officers have been found guilty in courts-martial of providing arms and information to Boko Haram extremists, several Nigerian newspapers ...

Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamist group, has denied government reports that its spokesman was arrested, but confirmed another senior member of the faction was detained instead. In a phone conference ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A resurgence of Boko Haram attacks is shaking Nigeria’s northeast, as Islamic extremists have repeatedly overrun military outposts, mined roads with bombs and raided civilian ...

Protests erupted in Ibadan, Oyo state, on Friday, over the kidnapping of teachers and schoolchildren by Boko Haram, ...

The USCIRF report states that Fulani militant violence in Nigeria surpasses that of Boko Haram and ISIS, with mostly Christians and also some Muslims being targeted in widespread attacks.

A United States Congressman, Riley Moore, says Fulani militants have killed more Nigerians, especially Christians, than Boko Haram. Moore said this in a ...

Boko Haram extremists killed 41 people, including a legislator, and scared hundreds of people from polling stations but millions voted across Nigeria Saturday in the most closely contested ...

Johannesburg — There were reports emerging Wednesday that Islamic militants had abducted dozens of people near a camp for internally displaced people in northeast Nigeria. Local media outlets said ...

The wreckage of a car hit by an attack led by Boko Haram members. AFP via Getty Images In Nigeria, the advent of Boko Haram terrorism and its wanton destruction of lives and properties has led to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Militant group Boko Haram is turning its attentions from Nigeria to ...