Sources: U.S. News and World Report
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that U.S. and Nigerian forces have eliminated ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki during a joint mission. 2026-05-15
At least 42 people are killed and 52 others are injured when a tanker truck transporting gasoline crashes and explodes in Bida, Nigeria. 2025-10-21
At least nine people are killed when a container falls from a truck onto a commercial bus in Lagos, Nigeria. 2023-01-29
Over 50 people are massacred by suspected Boko Haram fighters in Rann, Nigeria. 2022-05-22
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
In Kebbi State, Nigeria, 45 people are found dead following the sinking of a boat yesterday. More than 100 others are still missing. 2021-05-27
Boko Haram attacks in multiple northern Nigerian villages leaves at least 29 dead. 2015-07-28
Several explosions are reported near a Christian service at Bayero University Kano in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, with at least 16 people killed. 2012-04-29
Voters in Nigeria go to the polls for state governor elections. 2011-04-26
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signs legislation to create a so-called "bad bank". 2010-07-20