Sources: BBC
At least 200 people are feared dead after a Nigerian Air Force airstrike accidentally hits a market instead of Boko Haram militants in Yobe State, Nigeria. 2026-04-11
At least 30 people are killed and others kidnapped by armed bandits in a raid on a village market in Borgu, Niger State, Nigeria. The market was also looted of food before being set on fire. 2026-01-3
Nigerian police announce that the 20 medical students who were kidnapped in Benue State, Nigeria, last week have been found without making any ransom payments. 2024-08-24
Four people are killed and twelve others are injured by a bombing in Anambra State, Nigeria. 2022-11-8
Four people are killed after a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria. 2022-05-21
Pirates attack a Polish-owned cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, kidnapping its captain and four crew. Polish Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski, said the as yet unidentified kidnappers have made no demands so far and Poland was currently liaising with Nigerian authorities. 2015-11-27
Two bombs explode in the central Nigerian city of Jos with at least 40 people dead. 2014-12-11
Attacks by men armed with rifles and machetes kill 19 people in three villages, including Kuru Station and Fagawon in central Nigeria. 2011-01-12
As many as 40 people are killed due to a fiery collision between a lorry load of sugar and a police checkpoint in Nigeria. 2010-08-16
Acting President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan signs the country's 4.6 trillion naira budget for 2010 into law. 2010-04-22