Sources: BBC
The National Emergency Management Agency reports that at least 52 people have been killed and over 2,000 others have been displaced from their homes in recent days in tit for tat attacks by rival herders over control of arable land in Plateau State, Nigeria. 2025-04-7
Two police officers are killed and three others are injured in an attack in Abuja, Nigeria. A police spokesperson says that the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria was responsible for the attack. 2024-08-25
Nigeria detains tailors who made Russian flags that were used in anti-government protests. 2024-08-6
The death toll from the collapse of a building three days ago in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria, increases to 36. 2021-11-4
Three Boko Haram suicide bombers detonate their devices among a group of football fans, killing 30 people and wounding 40 others, in Konduga, Nigeria. 2019-06-17
Unidentified militants attack Kuru-kuru and Jarkuka in Zamfara, Nigeria, killing dozens. 2018-04-12
Gunmen attack the Ogba Zoo in Benin City, Nigeria, killing three police officers and abduct the zoo's director. There is no information on who the gunmen and abductors are, or whether they have made any demands. 2017-09-25
Multiple suicide blasts occur at a refugee camp near Maiduguri, Nigeria, leaving eight people dead and wounding 18 others. 2017-03-22
Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar is chosen to challenge incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan for the ruling People's Democratic Party nomination in next year's presidential election. 2010-11-22
The Nigerian Minister of Finance announces that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is insolvent, and is asking the government for funds to help pay off debts and continue operations. 2010-07-13