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
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu declares a nationwide security emergency and orders the recruitment of 20,000 additional police officers and the deployment of specialised units in response to recent killings and kidnappings. 2025-11-26
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu lifts the state of emergency in Rivers State and reinstates Governor Siminalayi Fubara and state lawmakers after six months of federal control imposed during a political crisis and oil pipeline vandalism. 2025-09-17
Four soldiers and two civilian drivers are killed and two South Korean workers are kidnapped in an ambush against a convoy in Rivers State, Nigeria. 2023-12-13
Sixteen people are killed by Fula gunmen at a police checkpoint in Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria. 2023-03-11
A suicide bomber attacks the Nigerian city of Maiduguri killing at least one person. 2015-07-11
Thirty-four people are killed in raids by gunmen opposed to the burning of a colleague at a cattle market in northern Nigeria. 2012-05-3
The Nigerian People's Democratic Party wins the governorship in Adamawa State. 2012-02-5
A building collapse in Abuja, Nigeria sees further rescue efforts; at least 14 people are known to have died. 2010-08-13
The Supreme Court of Nigeria gives the government 14 days to decide whether ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is fit to rule the country. 2010-01-22