Kaduna – Nigerian Muslims fired AK-47 rifles, burned tyres and destroyed at least one church in the northern city of Kaduna on Tuesday, two days after rioting by Christian youths killed 52 people, witnesses said. An explosion also struck a … read more »

Kano – Blasts and gunfire on Monday rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu, which has previously been hit by heavy violence blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram, residents said. “It all started about 20 minutes ago, and there have … read more »

A radical Islamist sect has claimed responsibility for three church attacks that left at least 21 people dead in northern Nigeria. The group known as Boko Haram made the announcement in an email statement received by The Associated Press on … read more »