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At least 25 people are killed during an explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery in Rivers State, Nigeria. Children are among the victims.
2021-10-22

Seventy-three children are abducted by armed men at a rural secondary school in Zamfara State, Nigeria. The government of Zamfara State has closed all public schools in order to prevent similar attacks.
2021-09-1

The U.S. CDC reports the first case of monkeypox in a Texas resident who traveled from Nigeria.
2021-07-16

The Governor of Osun State, Nigeria, Gboyega Oyetola, escapes an assassination attempt. As he addressed a crowd, gunmen, also carrying machetes and throwing rocks, attacked his position. According to authorities, he was unharmed, but some of his bodyguards were injured.
2020-10-18

Four suicide bombers attack Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing five people with thirteen others wounded.
2018-03-30

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visits neighboring Cameroon to bolster support for a multinational army to fight Boko Haram.
2015-07-29

Four executions take place in Nigeria, the first since 2006.
2013-06-25

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

A bomb explodes in the Nigerian capital Abuja, killing four people.
2010-12-31

Amnesty International condemns Sunday's execution, in Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya, of 18 people, some of whom were from Chad, Egypt and Nigeria.
2010-06-2