Across the seven local government areas of the southern senatorial district of Kwara State, communities live in fear of foreign elements.

Dozens kidnapped by rifle-wielding men in northwest Nigeria village. Residents said men carrying assault rifles went door to door, kidnapping people in the northwestern town of Kakin Dawa.

Amnesty International Nigeria says armed men have killed at least 20 people and injured dozens in a mining village in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed men killed at least 20 people and injured dozens in a mining village in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, a rights group said. Updated April 25, 2025 at 4:00 p ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed men killed at least 20 people and injured dozens in a mining village in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, a rights group said.

Residents of a town in north-western Nigeria are celebrating after a rare but feared hippo - along with its calf - was killed by rice farmers and fishermen in a hunt lasting several weeks.