ABUJA, Nigeria — The family of a Nigerian schoolteacher who was allegedly abducted and beheaded by terrorists has made an urgent, direct appeal to President...
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KATSINA, Nigeria — A former senior political aide in northern Nigeria, who was recently paraded by police over his alleged involvement in a child-kidnapping...
IBADAN, Nigeria — Detectives in Oyo State are conducting a forensic analysis on a viral video showing the staff and pupils who were kidnapped during a daylight...
Police in Lagos have arrested a husband and wife who allegedly faked their own abduction to extort 10m naira (£5,000; $6,200) from their own families. The...
Kidnappers in the North Central Nigerian state of Kwara have demanded a total of 450 million naira (£221,000; $282,000) for the release of a traditional ruler...
Abuja, Nigeria All 230 schoolchildren snatched from a boarding school in central Nigeria have been released, ending a days-long ordeal that had sparked...
A senior official from Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) who was abducted earlier this month has been released, police have...
Armed bandits operating in the north-eastern part of Nigeria have reportedly imposed a levy of 60 million Naira (approximately £30,000 or $40,000 USD) on...
A former head of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Maharazu Tsiga, has described his harrowing 56 days in captivity, revealing that he and...
An Israeli man has been rescued in Nigeria’s Taraba State following his abduction by armed criminals, police have said. The Taraba State Police Command...