The deployment follows months of escalating pressure from President Trump on the African nation, including a surprise missile ...

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Feb 11 - Nigeria's military said on Wednesday that about 200 U.S. troops due to arrive in the coming ...

Gunmen believed to be Islamic extremists have killed at least 162 people in western Nigeria. Local officials say the attack ...

Nigerian authorities say the United States is sending troops to Nigeria to train the West African country's military in combating extremism as a multifaceted security crisis spreads in the north.

The Nigerian government has announced a military operation to tackle Islamic militants following the killing of scores of ...

Post reporters ventured to northwest Nigeria, where fighters affiliated with the Islamic State are on the offensive despite ...

Meanwhile, all 183 Christians abducted from churches in Kaduna state last month have been released, with 89 rescued Wednesday ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correctly identify the summit in Washington this week. It is the International ...

Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday reversed its earlier rejection of a proposal requiring real‑time electronic transmission of ...