Nigeria’s president has postponed his trip to this weekend’s Group of 20 summit after promising to intensify efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by gunmen earlier this week in a northwestern region of the country.

Nigeria is grappling with an Islamist insurgency in the northeast and abductions and killings by armed gangs mainly in the northwest.

A chaotic qualifying campaign involved three different head coaches and a financial dispute that led to players boycotting training

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a church in Nigeria and killed two people, authorities said, as the country faces Trump administration threats of U.S. military intervention over allegations that Christians are persecuted there.

Chelle has accused the Congo DR side of "voodoo" during the penalty shootout that saw the end of his side's chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

Nigeria will not play at the 2026 World Cup after they lost on penalties to DR Congo in a play-off in Rabat. The two teams could not be separated after 120 minutes of action with Frank Onyeka and Meschak Elia scoring the goals in the first half of normal time.

For the second time in five years, Nigeria has been designated a “country of particular concern” by the US government, in both cases by President Donald Trump. The first time was in 2020 but the designation was removed in 2021.

Attacks on Christians are increasing in Nigeria, and more people are calling for the use of the world “genocide” to describe the situation in Africa’s most populous country.