There were 130 children in the final group of children who were kidnapped last month. A gunman kidnapped 215 children and 12 teachers from St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri in Niger State, which is in the northeastern part of Nigeria. Not long after the kidnapping, 50 kids escaped and another 100 were released on Dec. 7.

Kidnapped Nigerian school children reunited with families after weeks in captivity, as questions remain about how their release was secured.

Nigeria is battling multiple armed groups, including at least two affiliated with IS, an offshoot of the Boko Haram extremist group known as the Islamic State West Africa Province in the northeast, and the less-known Lakurawa group, prominent in the northwestern states, where the gangs use large swathes of forests as hideouts.

A Nigerian priest was burned alive in his home in the country's north on Sunday, police said. Rev. Isaac Achi was killed in the Paikoro area of Niger state after gunmen failed to break into his house and instead set it on fire, said Wasiu Abiodun, the ...

Keep the lights on with the best inverters for Nigerian homes. Find durable, efficient, and cost-effective solutions for power outages. With frequent power outages in Nigeria, a good inverter is no longer a luxury but a requirement. It ensures your ...

Families in Houston’s Nigerian community say airstrikes in northwest Nigeria bring relief, hope, and a sense that the world is finally paying attention.

Make sure your sound is on so you can hear one of the brand-new babies adorably welcoming the farmer home after a long day. Their mama, Sugar, had gone into labor out in the pasture and handled everything on her own. Talk about the sweetest surprise to come home to!

Chef Young Francis serving patrons at the watch party on Sunday in Portland. Francis specializes in suya, a popular West African style of barbecue. It’s Super Bowl Sunday, but you wouldn’t know it from the scene at The Portland Zoo, a bar in the East ...

Southern Baptists first arrived in Nigeria when it existed as independent kingdoms. Now, 175 years later, Southern Baptists continue to serve in the West African country home to diverse ethnic