At least 46 people, including women and children, were kidnapped in a raid on Gana town in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said on Tuesday. The attack, ...

More than 100 prisoners have escaped from a jail near Nigeria's capital ... a statement from the prison said they were working with other security agencies and that people should go about their ...

Following the Ibadan stampede, the former queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, fainted in prison. A video of Naomi's ...

In yet another case of worsening insecurity in Nigeria, a Catholic priest in Anambra State has been shot dead.

It has published the photos of the missing men and has urged people to remain calm adding that the prison break does not affect public safety.

Officers attempted to evacuate the city of Maiduguri's main prison last week when ... Two years ago, heavy flooding in Nigeria killed more than 600 people across the country.

Over 33 people have died following unrest at a maximum security prison in Mozambican capital, Maputo. Dozens of people were ...