Sources: BBC
At least 27 people are killed and more than 100 others are missing when a boat capsizes in the Niger River in Kogi State, Nigeria. 2024-11-30
At least 100 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria. 2023-06-13
Bello Matawalle, the Governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria, announces that 68 children who were abducted two weeks ago have been rescued by Nigerian forces and reunited with their families. 2021-09-13
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
Boko Haram militants kill at least 15 people in a village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in northeast Nigeria. 2018-10-31
15 people are killed and over 25,000 are affected after heavy floods hits Nigeria. 2018-07-30
Armed bandits storm a mining site in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara, killing 26 people, including 16 illegal gold miners. 2018-04-13
Boko Haram militants raid five different villages around Maiduguri, Nigeria killing 37 people. 2015-06-12
A bombing at a football match in the town on Mubi in northeastern Nigeria kills at least 40 people. 2014-06-1
Gunmen open fire at a mosque in the village of Dogo Dawa in the Nigerian state of Kaduna, killing at least 20 people. 2012-10-14