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Four people are confirmed dead and 156 more are reported missing after a ferry traveling between Niger State and Kebbi, Nigeria, sinks in the Niger River.
2021-05-26

Ireland reports its first case of the B.1.525 variant first detected in Nigeria.
2021-02-25

Nigerian Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu bans the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other tactical units from engaging in stop-and-search operations at traffic stops and from setting up roadblocks, as well as mandating that all police officers wear uniforms while on-duty, in response to mounting allegations of agents unlawfully arresting and torturing suspects.
2020-10-4

ISWAP releases a video showing the execution of five kidnapped aid workers in Nigeria. The International Rescue Committee and Action Against Hunger confirmed the authenticity of the video and condemned the killings of their colleagues.
2020-07-22

A group of bandits attack a village in the Shinkafi local government area of Zamfara State, Nigeria, killing at least 34 civilians. The gunmen arrived on motorcycles and opened fire on civilians indiscriminately, later burning down homes.
2019-06-16

Gunmen kill 11 worshipers in St Phillip's Catholic Church in the town of Ozubulu in Nigeria's Anambra State.
2017-08-6

Nigerian officials report, as a result of negotiations, Boko Haram has released an estimated 82 schoolgirls who were among about 220 kidnapped from a secondary school in Chibok in Borno State in April 2014.
2017-05-6

A bombing at a football match in the town on Mubi in northeastern Nigeria kills at least 40 people.
2014-06-1

Suspected members of Boko Haram attack a church in northeastern Nigeria, killing six people.
2012-12-25

The Nigerian government asks that criminal charges against Nuhu Ribadu be withdrawn.
2010-04-1