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Nigeria's northwestern Kaduna State reports an outbreak of diphtheria, which has killed 10 children since early July.
2023-07-21

Islamist militants attack a prison near Abuja, Nigeria, freeing 879 of the medium-security prison's 994 inmates. One prison guard is killed and three others are injured in the attack.
2022-07-6

A Nigerian court throws out a case against 47 men for allegedly publicly engaging in same-sex relationships at a Lagos hotel in 2018, claiming a lack of diligence on the prosecutor's part.
2020-10-27

At least 30 people are killed after a five-story building still under construction collapses in Lagos, Nigeria.
2016-03-9

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 14 civilians in the southeast Diffa Region of Niger near the Nigerian border. The Nigerien government recently approved a law prolonging a 15-day state of emergency for the Diffa region by three months in a bid to boost security.
2015-10-28

A twin bombing near a mosque kills at least 26 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri.
2015-10-15

Over 42 people are shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in two attacks on villages in Nigeria's Borno state.
2015-06-24

One of Nigeria's most influential politicians, James Ibori, is arrested on corruption charges in Dubai.
2010-05-13

The Nigerian House of Representatives announces the creation of ten new states, five in the north and five in the south, by 2011. [http:--allafrica.com-stories-printable-201004300686.html ("AllAfrica.com")]date=August 2019
2010-04-30

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