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Two bombs explode in the central Nigerian city of Jos with at least 40 people dead.
2014-12-11

Nigerian soldiers are granted permission to shoot to kill "to protect civilians" in Jos.
2011-01-18

The death toll from recent violence between Christians and Muslims in Jos, Nigeria, rises to 80. Islamist group Boko Haram claims responsibility for the deadly Christmas Eve bombings in the city.
2010-12-28

Riot police are deployed to the streets of Jos in central Nigeria following clashes between ethnic groups and a bombing on Christmas Eve.
2010-12-27

Further violence breaks out in the Nigerian city of Jos following bombings earlier this week.
2010-12-26

At least 32 people are killed in bomb blasts detonated during Christmas Eve celebrations near the city of Jos, Nigeria, while at least six people die in attacks on churches by suspected Islamists in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri.
2010-12-24

Community leaders in Plateau State, Nigeria, appeal for calm following attacks by Muslim Hausa-Fulani against a Christian village near the city of Jos.
2010-10-30

The Nigerian military exhumes seven fresh corpses from shallow graves near Jos in the latest round of apparent revenge killings.
2010-04-21

Between 100 and 150 bodies are found stuffed in wells in the village of Kuru following religious clashes in Jos, Nigeria.
2010-01-23

The Nigerian Army regains control of the city of Jos after religious violence killed more than 200 people.
2010-01-20