Sources: BBC
Over 280 prisoners escape from a prison in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, due to damage to prison walls caused by heavy floods. 2024-09-15
The ruling Nigerien military junta orders the ambassadors of France, Germany, Nigeria, and the United States to leave the country. France rejects the ultimatum, claiming they do not recognize its authority, while the US claims it has received no request to withdraw its personnel from Niger. 2023-08-25
Gunmen kill 36 people, wound several others, and burn down houses when they attack two villages in Kaduna and Katsina States, Nigeria. Several attackers are also killed during an air operation by security forces. 2021-02-25
Fifteen security personnel are killed when Boko Haram ambush a convoy of vehicles in which government officials were driven in Borno State, Nigeria. 2020-09-25
A spat in a market in Nigeria's northern Kaduna State results in 55 dead. After the brawl, 22 people were arrested. 2018-10-20
Gunmen attack the Ogba Zoo in Benin City, Nigeria, killing three police officers and abduct the zoo's director. There is no information on who the gunmen and abductors are, or whether they have made any demands. 2017-09-25
A blast at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola, kills at least 32 people and wounds 80 others. 2015-11-17
A bombing at a football match in the town on Mubi in northeastern Nigeria kills at least 40 people. 2014-06-1
At least eight people are killed by machete-wielding attackers near Jos, Nigeria in scenes reminiscent of events earlier this year. 2010-07-17