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At least seven people are killed and 100 are kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Katsina State, Nigeria.
2024-06-22

A Nigerian court throws out a case against 47 men for allegedly publicly engaging in same-sex relationships at a Lagos hotel in 2018, claiming a lack of diligence on the prosecutor's part.
2020-10-27

A court in Nigeria grants 47 men another delay in their trial over homosexuality and public displays of affection with members of the same sex. Judge Rilwan Aikawa says it is the last accepted delay at the Lagos court. The men face up to 10-year imprisonment if convicted in a closely watched trial.
2020-02-5

A building in Lagos, Nigeria, collapses, killing ten people and leaving more than 100 others trapped under the rubble.
2019-03-13

Five members of the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram and two Nigerian Army soldiers are killed in fighting in the city of Kano.
2013-11-9

An attack in Nigeria, suspected to be perpetrated by Islamic sect Boko Haram, kills 55 people.
2013-05-7

At least 60 people die in Nigeria following a collision between a bus and a petrol tanker on the Benin–Ore expressway.
2013-04-5

Gunmen from the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram open fire at a market in Damboa, Nigeria, killing 18 people.
2013-01-23

Nigeria announces an end to its fuel subsidy scheme leading the Nigeria Labour Congress to call for strikes and street protests.
2012-01-1

Islamist militant group Boko Haram raid a prison in Bauchi, northern Nigeria, freeing 721 inmates.
2010-09-9