From the air, Monguno looks like a fortress, with deep trenches slashing into the sand around this garrison town in northeast Nigeria's volatile Borno State. Since 2019, the Nigerian army has withdrawn from villages and smaller bases to hunker down in so-called "supercamps",

Nigerian soldiers killed at least 150 members of a criminal gang in an ambush in northwestern Kebbi state this week, a local official said Thursday.

He once advised Nigerians to defend themselves whenever they were attacked by bandits and other criminal elements. He said so, on the assumption that they may not come with more than three rounds of ammunition,

With tearful eyes, the family watched as Nigerian military officers respectfully carried the body of former President Muhammadu Buhari down from the plane.

Former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has been laid to rest in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, in a solemn ceremony marked by full