Sources: BBC
Nigerian police arrest six suspects after an ambush in Benue State kills eleven officers. 2025-09-21
Armed bandits kill about 140 people in Plateau State, Nigeria. Many houses are burned down. 2023-12-26
The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, warns of a "biblical" famine due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and says that the disaster already exists in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Sudan and Yemen, while also warning that conditions are of "particular concern" in Nigeria and Burkina Faso. 2021-06-30
Nigeria approves the emergency use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India. 2021-02-18
The Niger Delta Avengers militant group destroy gas and oil pipelines belonging to Shell and Agip in Nigeria. 2016-05-28
A suicide bomber attacks the Nigerian city of Maiduguri killing at least one person. 2015-07-11
The Nigerian Army claims to have killed 300 militants in northeastern Nigeria. 2015-02-18
39 people are killed during religiously motivated clashes at a funeral in Wukari, Nigeria. 2013-05-4
Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party wins a gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State with its candidate Henry Dickson receiving 90% of the vote. 2012-02-12
The Nigerian government asks that criminal charges against Nuhu Ribadu be withdrawn. 2010-04-1