KADUNA, Nigeria, May 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted 40 people from a church in a remote village in northern Nigeria, a local Christian group said on Monday, in the latest attack against worshippers.

On Monday (Dec.16), an armed group associated with the Global Methodist Church, a breakaway denomination that rejects LGBTQ acceptance, attacked Bwoi United Methodist Church in Bunkabu, a village ...

Christians in Nigeria face ongoing Islamist violence this Easter. One expert is urging the U.S. to label Nigeria a "country of particular concern" and halt aid.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it’s still searching for 20 people abducted by gunmen from a church during a Sunday service. CAN says gunmen invaded the church in a remote Kaduna ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen have killed at least 50 people during two attacks on a village in north-central Nigeria, authorities said Thursday.Ruben Bako, chairman of the Otukpo local g… ...

DOGO NAHAWA, Nigeria— The attackers came at night and surrounded this small farming village, firing shots in the air to scare residents from their homes. Men, women and children were hacked with ...

What started as a cattle war between farmers and herdsmen in Nigeria's middle belt has taken a religious dimension, writes the BBC's Mayeni Jones.

Patrick Ihejirika’s dream of becoming a medical provider began in the small Nigerian village where he grew up and his family still lives. ... Physician Assistant (PA) program and hopes to one day use ...