ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria held a state funeral Friday for nearly two dozen of the worshippers killed by gunmen at a church service earlier this month as church officials urged authorities to take ...

Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said. The attackers targeted the St.

Nigeria is home to some of the largest and most impressive churches in the world. These churches are not just places of worship; they have become famous landmarks that attract people from all over the ...

Security forces were scouring western Nigeria for two dozen kidnapped schoolgirls on Wednesday, a day after gunmen stormed a church service, killing two people in an attack captured on video. Nigerian ...

LIGARI, Nigeria — The villagers in northwestern Nigeria were settling in for church service when motorcycle-riding gunmen invaded, shooting at random and seizing at least 62 people, including the ...

Fr. Victor Ibiyemi had just finished conducting a second Sunday Mass at St. Benedict Army Chaplaincy in Akure, Nigeria, when he heard news that gunmen had attacked, shot and killed about 40 ...

Mourners pay theirs respects to the victims killed at the St. Francis Catholic Church on June 5, during a funeral service in Owo, Southwest of Nigeria, Friday, June 17, 2022. Nigeria held a state ...

Nigeria's religious history began in the 16th century with the arrival of missionaries from Portugal. The first and oldest church in Nigeria is the Cathedral Church of St. Peters in Ake, Abeokuta. The ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said. The attackers ...