Sources: AllAfrica.com BBC
Protests erupt in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, after 37 miners died yesterday in custody of the Security and Civil Defence Corps following raids on suspected illegal mines. Niger state governor Mohammed Umar Bago imposes a curfew. 2026-09-18
Armed men kill three people and kidnap eleven others, including a Catholic priest, in Kaduna State, Nigeria. 2026-02-7
At least eight people are killed in an attack on a security patrol in Zamfara State, Nigeria. 2025-10-16
At least 30 people are killed during an attack by armed men in the village of Kwahaslalek, Plateau State, Nigeria. 2024-01-24
Boko Haram jihadists storm a village near Gamboru, Borno State, Nigeria, killing three people and kidnapping more than 40 others. It is the second mass abduction by the Islamist group this month. 2020-12-27
Nigeria bans international humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger for allegedly providing food and medicine for Boko Haram militants in the north-east of the country. Action Against Hunger denies the Nigerian military's accusations. 2019-09-20
Gunmen kill 30 people in the central Nigerian village of Shonong in the Riyom local government area. 2014-01-6
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
Suspected Boko Haram members attack a church in northern Nigeria during Christmas Eve services. 2010-12-24