A suicide bomber killed six people at a church in northeast Nigeria earlier on Sunday at the end of a week in which suspected Boko Haram insurgents killed more than 200 people.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to meet U.S. President Barack Obama July 20, when the Boko Haram issue is likely to be high on the agenda.
Earlier this year, Boko Haram occupied large parts of northeastern Nigeria and was increasingly mounting attacks on neighboring states, prompting the regional leaders into action.
Within ISIS's shadowy military structure is an elite special forces division. It has two priorities: to export the caliphate and defend it anywhere in the world.
Residents of a southeast Nigerian city are protesting government plans to relocate up to 50 captured Boko Haram members.
Her appointment came after a historic and largely successful election cycle, which was lauded by leaders around the world.
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It stole nearly half of what it earned in the past three years while under the watch of former President Goodluck Jonathan, officials revealed.
Many of the foreigners still living in the Chatsworth displacement camp were unwilling or unable to return to their home countries or to their South African communities.
As Nigeria continues to foster economic relations with China, Nigerian students say learning Chinese puts them in a better position for job opportunities.
The chairman of the Nigeria's Christian Association said same-sex marriage was evil and should remain illegal.
The Dalai Lama shared his thoughts about various global issues on the closing day of the Glastonbury music festival in the U.K.
"We quickly put them on trial to avoid bloodshed because people were very angry and trying to take law into their hands," a religious-police representative says.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would like to restore military ties with the United States.
A former minister under Goodluck Jonathan said the new Nigerian president lied about inheriting an empty treasury upon taking office.
It's the first time in at least four years that Saudi Arabia has lost its spot as the largest crude oil supplier to India.
Technology companies should take measures to prevent extremist groups from using the Internet to spread their 'distorted ideology,' the U.N. says.
The judge urged prosecutors to consider charging the South African government following an investigation into why officials defied legal orders.
The damning report was made worse by the fact that the U.N. provided assistance to only 12 percent of the victims of sexual offenses.
Nigeria, Africa's wealthiest and most populous nation, is reportedly facing money problems from mounting debt and falling oil prices.
At least 42 people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in Nigeria's Borno state in fresh attacks this week.
Ahmed Joda, the chairman of President Muhammadu Buhari's transition committee, said Goodluck Jonathan left behind a deficit of 7 trillion naira.
