Sources: Reuters
Nigeria's National Assembly suspends all official visits and virtual engagements with South Africa in protest over repeated anti-migrant attacks there, including violence against Nigerians. 2026-09-11
Nigerian Army troops kill five suspected Lakurawa insurgents near Mayama Hill, Kebbi State, Nigeria, and recover a cache of weapons. 2026-02-23
Voting is delayed in Nigeria for a week, hours before polling was due to start because of violent incidents in the lead up to the election. 2019-02-16
Three suicide bombers kill 27 people and wound 83 near Maiduguri, Nigeria. 2017-08-15
Nigeria’s information and culture minister says the government has recovered $9.1 billion in money and assets stolen from the oil sector. 2016-06-4
At least 100 people are killed and hundreds others injured in an attack by Boko Haram militants on Dalori Village 4 kilometers from Maiduguri, Nigeria. 2016-01-31
A bomb explodes in a marketplace in Yola, Nigeria, killing 31 and injuring dozens of others. 2015-06-5
Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad join together to combat Boko Haram. 2014-05-17
The Nigerian insurgent group Boko Haram attacks a prison in Kogi State freeing 119 inmates. 2012-02-16
Thousands of members of Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party begin voting on whether incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan should be their choice of candidate in April presidential elections. 2011-01-13