Sources: BBC
Two people are killed in an explosion when a tipper truck and a tank truck collide outside of a gas station on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Ajah, Lagos State, Nigeria. Several surrounding buildings were destroyed in the initial blast and the ensuing fire. 2026-03-21
A court in Milan, Italy, examines evidence submitted by the campaign group Global Witness, that alleges bribery around the attribution of the OPL 245 oil prospecting license in 2011 led to a loss for the Nigerian state estimated at US$6 billion. 2018-11-26
Three suicide bombers kill 27 people and wound 83 near Maiduguri, Nigeria. 2017-08-15
Boko Haram insurgents ambush an oil exploration team in the Magumeri area of Borno State, Nigeria, killing at least 69 people. 2017-07-30
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, the Governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state dies in a helicopter crash in Bayelsa state, together with former national security adviser General Owoye Andrew Azazi and other senior officials. 2012-12-15
Two bombs explode in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri with the Boko Haram movement believed to be responsible. 2012-01-4
Three explosions and gunfire are heard in the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri after suspected Islamist sect Boko Haram attack police stations. 2011-06-7
A parliamentary election is to take place in Nigeria, but is postponed to 4 April as voting materials did not arrive on time. 2011-04-2
18 people are killed by attackers armed with machetes in the villages of Wareng and Bardin Laki in Central Nigeria. 2011-01-11
President Goodluck Jonathan nominates Namadi Sambo to serve as Nigeria's vice president. 2010-05-13