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At least 50 people are killed and an unknown number are kidnapped, including women and children, when gunmen attack the village of Yargoje in Katsina State, Nigeria.
2024-06-10

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announces that Nigeria is working on developing its own COVID-19 vaccine.
2022-01-7

Across eight villages in Kebbi State, Nigeria, 88 people are killed.
2021-06-3

The death toll from the massacre yesterday in Jere, Borno State, Nigeria, rises to 110, as more people are found dead and injured victims die of their wounds. It is the deadliest terrorist attack against civilians in Nigeria this year.
2020-11-29

A gas depot explodes in Lafia, Nigeria, killing at least 35 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition.
2018-09-10

An Anglo-Eastern Group oil tanker with 22 Indian crew members on board is reported missing off the coast of Benin. The area is well known for piracy.
2018-02-4

Multiple suicide blasts occur at a refugee camp near Maiduguri, Nigeria, leaving eight people dead and wounding 18 others.
2017-03-22

Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad join together to combat Boko Haram.
2014-05-17

The outgoing speaker of the House of Representatives in Nigeria, Dimeji Bankole, is arrested on fraud charges.
2011-06-6

Between 100 and 150 bodies are found stuffed in wells in the village of Kuru following religious clashes in Jos, Nigeria.
2010-01-23