Sources: BBC
Five people are killed by a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria. 2022-05-2
Gunmen kidnap 18 villagers in Kaduna State, Nigeria, including seven children, according to a community leader. 2021-09-7
One Catholic priest is killed and another kidnapped in an armed attack on the parish in Malunfashi, Sokoto State, in northern Nigeria. Several other people are wounded in the assault. 2021-05-21
Fighting in various remote villages in the Borno State of Nigeria kill at least one civilian and six Boko Haram militants. According to the Nigerian Army, they've rescued more than 5,000 hostages from the militants. 2016-06-26
According to Médecins Sans Frontières, more than 1,200 people have died of starvation and illness at a refugee camp for those fleeing Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria. 2016-06-23
A female suicide bomber kills 13 people in the town of Abare in northeastern Nigeria. 2014-11-16
A suicide bomber detonates a tricycle taxi filled with explosives at an outdoor viewing venue for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Damaturu, Nigeria, resulting in several deaths and 15 people critically injured. 2014-06-17
Thirty-two people die after a head on collision between two buses in Nigeria's Bauchi State. 2012-02-16
At least 25 people are killed and thousands displaced due to floods in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria over the weekend. [http:--edition.cnn.com-2011-WORLD-africa-08-30-nigeria.flood-index.html(CNN)]2011-08-30
Newly released cables show American pharmaceutical company Pfizer hired investigators in a search for evidence of corruption allegedly committed by Michael Aondoakaa, then attorney-general of Nigeria. This occurred as Aondoakaa was engaged in legal action against Pfizer over a drug trial. 2010-12-10