Nigerian troops have killed Boko Haram commander Ameer Malam Jidda and some of the terrorist leader's associates. The ...

The priest was traveling from the city of Mubi, where he is based, to Maidiguri, the capital of Borno, for a workshop when ...

The resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria's northeast is raising fears about a risk of returning to the peak Boko Haram ...

Rev. Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest previously serving in the U.S., was abducted by Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria's Borno state. Taken during an ambush on June 1, alongside other travelers, his ...

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai has denied media reports that he was recently attacked by Boko ...

The former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai narrowly escaped death last week Friday as suspected Boko Haram ...

Members of Alaska’s Catholic community are praying for the safety of a pastor who served more than six years in Fairbanks ...

Aid to the Church in Need said the Nigerian-born priest is the 15th religious to be kidnapped in Nigeria this year.

The Rev. Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest who served in Fairbanks and villages across the Seward Peninsula, was abducted by ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — 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 ...