Security forces in Nigeria arrested a man for taking a Canadian woman hostage this month, but other kidnappers were still believed to be holding her, police said Wednesday.

Police in Nigeria say a Canadian woman kidnapped this month in northern Nigeria has been released unharmed.

A Nigerian court-martial has sentenced 27 former U.N. peacekeepers to life in prison after they were convicted of mutiny following protests that officers had stolen their extra U.N. pay, their lawyer said Tuesday.

A Nigerian court-martial has sentenced 27 former United Nations peacekeepers to life in prison after they were convicted of mutiny following protests over the nonpayment of their allowances, their lawyer said Tuesday.

A British hostage who was captured more than seven months ago by Nigeria’s main militant group was freed on Sunday, a senior military official said.

Nigeria’s main militant group is planning to release a British hostage held in captivity for more than six months.

Police say a Canadian woman has been kidnapped in northern Nigeria.

Amnesty International said Thursday that police battling criminals and militants in Nigeria’s restive southern oil region are using increasingly violent means, including torture and illegal killings.

With her golden dress shimmering in the sun and ornate henna tattoos covering her hands, Hauwa Idris is the picture of a radiant Nigerian bride. But her betrothal has hardly been typical: Both bride and groom are infected with the deadly AIDS virus and ha

A Nigerian woman gave birth to sextuplets but died following a Cesarean section, an official said Monday.