Sources: Reuters
Six people are killed and 19 others are injured by a bombing at a cattle market in Taraba State, eastern Nigeria. The attacker also died in the explosion. The Islamic State claims responsibility. 2022-04-20
The Federal Ministry of Education announces that schools in Nigeria will reopen on January 18. Parents have appealed to the ministry to rescind the decision following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. 2021-01-14
Boko Haram jihadists storm a village near Gamboru, Borno State, Nigeria, killing three people and kidnapping more than 40 others. It is the second mass abduction by the Islamist group this month. 2020-12-27
Boko Haram militants kill at least 30 people, burning them to death while they were sleeping in their vehicles in Borno State, Nigeria. Women and children are kidnapped. 2020-02-10
A fire at a refugee camp in Nigeria kills eight and leaves 15,000 homeless. The residents are people displaced by ongoing conflict with Boko Haram. 2019-03-16
Boko Haram militants kill at least 15 people in a village on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in northeast Nigeria. 2018-10-31
A suicide bombing kills at least 24 people at a mosque in Mubi, Nigeria. Boko Haram are suspected of being behind the attack. 2018-05-1
Four suicide bombers attack Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing five people with thirteen others wounded. 2018-03-30
Forces from Niger and Chad launch a ground and air offensive against Boko Haram Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria. 2015-03-8
More than 50 doctors in Edo State, Nigeria go on strike after a colleague is kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. 2010-04-8