Sources: BBC
Dozens of protesters in the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Abuja are arrested or injured after police fired tear gas at the crowds. The protests, coinciding with a public holiday marking Nigeria's transition to democracy, were organized to protest President Muhammadu Buhari's Twitter ban and numerous other issues plaguing his administration, with protestors calling for his resignation. 2021-06-12
At least 65 people are killed and 10 injured in an attack by Boko Haram at a funeral in Maiduguri, Nigeria. 2019-07-27
A building in Lagos, Nigeria, collapses, killing ten people and leaving more than 100 others trapped under the rubble. 2019-03-13
The Chad Army claims to have killed 200 militants and lost nine soldiers in fighting in northern Nigeria. 2015-02-4
Boko Haram militants rampage through three villages in northern Nigeria killing 28 people. 2014-05-24
A series of explosions kill at least 25 people in a bus park in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. 2013-03-18
At least 10 people have been killed in a series of bombings and shootings in northeastern Nigeria. 2011-07-3
Gunmen kidnap a politician in southern Nigeria, days after a supporter of President Goodluck Jonathan was also kidnapped. 2010-08-30
At least eight people are killed by machete-wielding attackers near Jos, Nigeria in scenes reminiscent of events earlier this year. 2010-07-17
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), a militant group in the Niger delta region of Nigeria, announces the end of its unilateral ceasefire. 2010-01-31