Christians Killing In Nigeria

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  Trump Threatens Military Operation In Nigeria Over 'Christian Killings'

  US President Donald Trump has repeated his threat of a military operation in Nigeria over the killings of Christians, and that it could be ground or air attacks.

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  "Could Be": Trump On Presence Of US Troops In Nigeria, Air Strikes

  US President Donald Trump said on Sunday the US military could deploy troops to Nigeria or carry out air strikes to stop what he called the killing of large numbers of Christians in the West African country.

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  "Guns-A-Blazing": Trump's Threat To Nigeria Over 'Killing Of Christians'

  President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to send US forces into Nigeria with "guns-a-blazing" if Africa's most populous country does not stem what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamists.

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  Nigeria's Mohammadu Buhari Condemns Mob Killing Of Christian Woman

  Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari on Saturday strongly condemned the mob killing of a Christian woman trader in the country's Muslim-dominated north and pleaded for more religious tolerance.

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  Muhammadu Buhari Launches Probe After 'Hundreds' Killed In Central Nigeria: Officials

  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is launching a probe after week-long clashes between Muslim herdsmen and Christian farmers left "hundreds" dead, officials said today.

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  Cattle Herders Kill 82 in Christian Village in Central Nigeria

  Cattle herders killed 82 people and wounded 25 in a village in central Nigeria over grazing rights, police said today, less than two weeks before a national election in which political and ethnic tensions are running high.

• Five Dead in Bombing of Church in North Nigeria's Kano

  At least five people were killed and eight were injured on Sunday in a bomb attack on a Catholic church in a mainly Christian area of Kano, the largest city in Nigeria's north, police said.

• Nigeria Car Bombing Death Toll at Least 118: Reports

  At least 118 people were killed in a car bomb attack in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the country's relief agency has said, warning that the death toll could rise further.

• Central Nigeria ethnic violence kills at least 48: army

  Raids by gunmen in ethnically divided central Nigeria and gun battles between soldiers and attackers have killed at least 48 people and left dozens of homes burnt, the military said on Friday.

• 20 killed in sectarian violence in Nigeria: aid worker

  At least 20 people were killed in violent clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria's Taraba state on Friday, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, an aid worker has told AFP.

• Suspected Islamists kill 10 Christians in northeast Nigeria

  Suspected Islamist fighters went on the rampage in northeast Nigeria overnight, killing 10 Christians with guns and machetes and burning down their houses, witnesses said on Sunday.

• Gunmen 'dressed as soldiers' kill 10 in Nigerian pub

  Gunmen said to be dressed as soldiers opened fire on a central Nigeria pub, killing 10 people in a region hit by waves of clashes between Christian and Muslim ethnic groups, authorities said Tuesday.

• Gunmen kill five Christians in northern Nigeria: Police

  Gunmen have shot dead five Christian residents of a town in a restive northeastern Nigerian region previously hit by deadly Islamist attacks, the police said.

• 36 dead in Nigeria church attacks, rioting

  Multiple suicide attacks on churches in northern Nigeria and subsequent rioting by Christian youths targeting Muslims killed at least 36 people on Sunday, officials said.

• Eleven killed in suicide blast in Nigeria

  At least eleven people were killed and 26 others were injured in a suicide attack on a police convoy in eastern Nigeria on Monday. The latest attack comes a day after gunmen attacked Christian worship services Sunday at a university campus and a church in northern Nigeria, killing at least 21 people.