Showing 1 - 10 of 118
89 kidnapped Nigerian Christians released
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» KADUNA (NIGERIA) - The last 89 Christians held captive since criminal gangs attacked three churches in northern Nigeria in mid-January were released on Thursday, following a spate of mass kidnappings in the country.
Gunmen kill at least 162 in new Nigeria attack
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» KWARA — Gunmen killed at least 162 people in Nigeria's Kwara state in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent months, a Red Cross official said Wednesday.
Nigerian military officers to face trial over 2025 coup plot
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» ABUJA - Nigeria's military will try several officers over an alleged plan to oust President Bola Tinubu last year, it said Monday, acknowledging a plot the government had initially denied.
Nigerian government frees 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren
AFP, Published on 22/12/2025
» ABUJA - Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school in November, a presidential spokesman said Sunday, after 100 were freed earlier this month.
100 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: UN source, presidency
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» MINNA (NIGERIA) - Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media said Sunday, though the fate of the 165 students and staff thought to remain in captivity remains unclear.
Nigeria declares national emergency after mass kidnappings
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» LAGOS - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a "nationwide security emergency" as the country scrambled to respond to a wave of mass kidnappings that have seen hundreds of people, mostly schoolchildren, captured in a week.
Parents of abducted Nigerian students plead for rescue
AFP, Published on 25/11/2025
» PAPIRI, Nigeria - Parents of dozens of children kidnapped last week from a Catholic school in Nigeria are desperate for their release, with one father crying out that his son is so young he has not yet learned to speak.
Julia Roberts looks to ‘stir it up’ with cancel-culture film
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» VENICE - Julia Roberts hopes to “stir it all up” for viewers of her new film about a university professor grappling with fraught US campus politics, as the Hollywood star made her debut at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.
Under pressure from Trump, Mexico extradites cartel kinpins
AFP, Published on 28/02/2025
» MEXICO CITY — Mexico on Thursday extradited some of its most notorious imprisoned drug lords to the United States in a bid to avert sweeping tariffs, including a cartel kingpin wanted for decades over the murder of a US undercover agent.
Scam centre kidnap fears keep Chinese tourists on edge in Thailand
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» BANGKOK - Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.