2026-09-17 8a7afad2f5ebaa618bf27db464141b4869c3cbe4 23 Minna 115 /wiki/minna Niger State 171 /wiki/niger%20state Nigeria 36 /wiki/nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps 70 /wiki/nigeria%20security%20and%20civil%20defence%20corps illegal mines 1 /wiki/illegal%20mining intelligence 316 /wiki/national%20intelligence%20agency%20(nigeria) miners 13 /wiki/mining%20industry%20of%20nigeria overcrowding 238 /wiki/overcrowding Minna Niger State Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps illegal mines intelligence miners overcrowding Illegal mines 2026-09-18 851f6fbb5a22235e891792940399ebd70f4e6f1f 22 Minna Niger State Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps illegal mines miners 6 /feed/2026/09/18/protests-erupt-in-minna-niger-state-nigeria-after-37-miners-died-yesterday-in-custody-of-the-security-and-civil-defen Protests erupt in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, after 37 miners died yesterday in custody of the Security and Civil Defence Corps following raids on suspected illegal mines. Niger state governor Mohammed Umar Bago imposes a curfew. 2026-07-10 4f096b83310e68073c4fa998d7f32ab47b3519c6 5 Nigeria intelligence 2 /feed/2026/07/10/nigerian-president-bola-tinubu-says-military-police-and-intelligence-personnel-have-rescued-all-46-students-and-staff Nigerian president Bola Tinubu says military, police, and intelligence personnel have rescued all 46 students and staff abducted in May from schools in Oyo State, arresting eight suspects and killing some abductors during the operation. 2026-06-23 97bad0eea9aa7bef8dd9b306db58bd0def511dbd 19 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps 2 /feed/2026/06/23/nigerian-police-report-that-at-least-20-people-were-killed-in-an-attack-on-a-community-in-bokkos-plateau-state-over-th Nigerian police report that at least 20 people were killed in an attack on a community in Bokkos, Plateau State, over the weekend. Police and other security agencies engaged the assailants in a shootout before they withdrew from the area. 2026-04-7 79cea3fc62d008c71558efe2f27200f9ac4bbfb6 40 Niger State Nigeria 2 /feed/2026/04/7/armed-attackers-kill-at-least-50-people-in-a-village-in-shiroro-niger-state-nigeria-including-local-hunters-militia Armed attackers kill at least 50 people in a village in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria, including local hunters, militia members, and civilians. 2026-02-18 33d0aafab9c562dfd552f2b75f4149d4b7176d25 10 Nigeria miners 2 /feed/2026/02/18/a-gas-explosion-at-a-lead-mine-in-bashar-plateau-state-nigeria-kills-at-least-38-miners-working-underground-and-injur A gas explosion at a lead mine in Bashar, Plateau State, Nigeria, kills at least 38 miners working underground and injures 27 others. 2025-12-21 66d7d080c55751e61b4ca693ab3ac1a709dbbf7d 7 Niger State Nigeria 2 /feed/2025/12/21/nigerian-presidential-spokesperson-ajuri-ngelale-reports-that-all-remaining-130-students-and-staff-abducted-in-november Nigerian presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale reports that all remaining 130 students and staff abducted in November from a Catholic school in Niger State have been released. 2025-11-21 b8e00c958a2174db31705369a577acae2b7dec78 /feed/2025/11/21/one-person-is-shot-and-315-people-including-12-teachers-and-303-schoolchildren-are-abducted-in-an-attack-on-a-catholic One person is shot and 315 people, including 12 teachers and 303 schoolchildren, are abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in Agwara, Niger State, Nigeria. 1763881653 2025-11-21 49b73115889c7b518c063c36083e118bf6701fd0 /feed/2025/11/21/one-person-is-shot-and-227-people-including-12-teachers-and-215-schoolchildren-are-abducted-in-an-attack-on-a-catholic One person is shot and 227 people, including 12 teachers and 215 schoolchildren, are abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in Agwara, Niger State, Nigeria. 1763814689 2025-11-21 b09e20efd42c99daba272177893c29033da13341 /feed/2025/11/21/one-person-is-shot-and-staff-members-and-52-schoolchildren-are-abducted-in-an-attack-on-a-catholic-school-in-agwara-nig One person is shot and staff members and 52 schoolchildren are abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in Agwara, Niger State, Nigeria. 1763795262 2025-11-21 b6f7b792f3463f7f766e21439596d207c9883fb4 13 Niger State Nigeria 2 /feed/2025/11/21/one-person-is-shot-and-315-people-including-12-teachers-and-303-schoolchildren-are-abducted-in-an-attack-on-a-catholi One person is shot, and 315 people, including 12 teachers and 303 schoolchildren, are abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in Agwara, Niger State, Nigeria. 2025-09-26 648241e64054a0ee6c11132996186af98a9b5b72 8 Nigeria miners 2 /feed/2025/09/26/at-least-100-people-are-feared-dead-following-the-collapse-of-a-gold-mining-pit-in-zamfara-state-nigeria At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Zamfara State, Nigeria. 2025-07-27 03d459636f1b5c3b53ce43913e89a947ae25d9b0 13 Niger State Nigeria 2 /feed/2025/07/27/twenty-five-people-are-killed-26-others-are-rescued-and-49-are-reported-missing-when-a-large-wooden-boat-capsizes-in-n Twenty-five people are killed, 26 others are rescued, and 49 are reported missing when a large wooden boat capsizes in Niger State, Nigeria. 2025-05-30 1b7a078a97a05fc6fa5875660e4f785c92248c3b 10 Niger State Nigeria 2 /feed/2025/05/30/the-death-toll-from-heavy-flooding-that-submerged-the-market-town-of-mokwa-in-niger-state-nigeria-on-wednesday-rises The death toll from heavy flooding that submerged the market town of Mokwa in Niger State, Nigeria, on Wednesday, rises to at least 117. Thousands of homes have been destroyed and a nearby dam collapsed. /feed/2026/09/17/thirty-seven-suspected-illegal-gold-miners-die-in-custody-of-nigeria-s-civil-defence-agency-in-minna-niger-state-survi AFP 17 b83d60d7677c4c46fc18bc789b49582115b4a976 9 https://www.afp.com/en/nigeria-miners-struggled-breathe-cell-37-died-survivors 2026 Thirty-seven suspected illegal gold miners die in custody of Nigeria's civil defence agency in Minna, Niger State. Survivors say overcrowding and poor ventilation caused breathing difficulties, while an intelligence report links the deaths to those conditions. The government orders an investigation.