Sources: CNN
At least 12 people are killed and three others are abducted after Fulani gunmen attack a mining site in Plateau State, Nigeria. 2025-12-16
Gunmen target a church in Eruku, Kwara state, Nigeria, killing two people and kidnapping the pastor and some worshippers. 2025-11-19
Around 200 fighters are killed in clashes between Boko Haram and ISWAP near Lake Chad in Nigeria. 2025-11-9
A truck and a commercial vehicle carrying passengers collide along the Zaria-Kano expressway in Kano State, Nigeria, killing 21 and injuring three. 2025-07-6
The monkeypox virus is detected in a person who recently travelled to England from Nigeria. 2022-05-7
The Nigerian government announces that they will require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or to submit a negative PCR test from the previous 72 hours beginning on December 1. 2021-10-13
The Governor of Osun State, Nigeria, Gboyega Oyetola, escapes an assassination attempt. As he addressed a crowd, gunmen, also carrying machetes and throwing rocks, attacked his position. According to authorities, he was unharmed, but some of his bodyguards were injured. 2020-10-18
At least 50 people are killed and 30 others injured when a pipeline catches fire and explodes in southeast Nigeria. 2018-10-13
Voters in Nigeria go to the polls for a general election. Gunmen kill at least 15 voters including an opposition house of assembly candidate for Dukku in Gombe. 2015-03-28
Nigerian soldiers are granted permission to shoot to kill "to protect civilians" in Jos. 2011-01-18