2026-10-5 29b9e8682cf00f3cac6f5d3be537e0f95667362b /feed/2026/10/5/a-nigerian-air-force-atr-42-500-aircraft-carrying-32-people-crashes-near-igbokoda-nigeria A Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500 aircraft carrying 32 people crashes near Igbokoda, Nigeria. 1791216748 2026-10-5 ded540a9d64027b074c8559b38afc52f1ff3d3b4 https://static.dw.com/image/79554885_6.jpg <1f850364c03fa4f657d4adb0916f2972cc1c3288>https://static.dw.com/image/79554885_6.jpg 7 2026 Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 crash 1 /wiki/2026%20nigerian%20air%20force%20atr%2042%20crash ATR 42-500 14 /wiki/atr%2042-500 Nigeria 71 /wiki/nigeria Nigerian Air Force 2 /wiki/nigerian%20air%20force Ondo State 37 /wiki/ondo%20state 2026 Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 crash ATR 42-500 Nigeria Nigerian Air Force Ondo State 2026 Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 crash 2026-08-18 1b41282b4eb50795319f54439474e9fd94f0e8c6 16 Nigeria 1 /feed/2026/08/18/at-least-24-bandits-are-killed-by-a-force-of-nigerian-army-state-security-service-and-vigilante-groups-during-a-foiled At least 24 bandits are killed by a force of Nigerian Army, State Security Service, and vigilante groups during a foiled kidnapping attempt in Bakori, Katsina State, Nigeria. 2026-04-11 c3a99c4c16211e1bbe50e682866d63f75c516f84 18 Nigeria Nigerian Air Force 2 /feed/2026/04/11/at-least-200-people-are-feared-dead-after-a-nigerian-air-force-airstrike-accidentally-hits-a-market-instead-of-boko-hara At least 200 people are feared dead after a Nigerian Air Force airstrike accidentally hits a market instead of Boko Haram militants in Yobe State, Nigeria. 2026-01-18 0e836f3b8b17498c03b773d8c9171eea08e33774 7 Nigeria Nigerian Air Force 2 /feed/2026/01/18/the-nigerian-air-force-launches-airstrikes-against-boko-haram-in-borno-state-nigeria-reportedly-killing-at-least-40-mi The Nigerian Air Force launches airstrikes against Boko Haram in Borno State, Nigeria, reportedly killing at least 40 militants. 2025-12-1 54b3fc4c6058614ac35d249c1bd5e3d1821c953a 37 Nigeria 1 /feed/2025/12/1/nigerian-defence-minister-mohammed-badaru-abubakar-resigns-amid-president-bola-tinubu-s-declaration-of-a-nationwide-secu Nigerian defence minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar resigns amid President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a nationwide security emergency. 2025-12-1 f0455eef9733153fe142302ce1c6712e6fecc8a3 19 Nigeria 1 /feed/2025/12/1/nigeria-grants-asylum-to-guinea-bissau-opposition-leader-and-presidential-candidate-fernando-dias-da-costa-at-its-embass Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau opposition leader and presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa at its embassy in Bissau to protect Dias from detention by the military junta. 2025-11-20 d22ccf0d4311acf3f5b8e1a0dfeffb4f3a3afaf5 /feed/2025/11/20/a-court-in-nigeria-sentences-biafran-separatist-nnamdi-kanu-to-life-imprisonment-on-seven-terrorism-charges-over-his-lea A court in Nigeria sentences Biafran separatist Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment on seven terrorism charges over his leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra militant group. 1763708855 2025-11-20 09b30352b0c68133ec9cf497cd71edc4388f1d39 18 Nigeria 1 /feed/2025/11/20/a-nigerian-court-sentences-biafran-separatist-nnamdi-kanu-to-life-imprisonment-on-seven-terrorism-charges-over-his-leade A Nigerian court sentences Biafran separatist Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment on seven terrorism charges over his leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra militant group. 2025-09-3 aa01bff8e4aa5494379bd11031ddc0a839b29798 7 Nigeria Nigerian Air Force 2 /feed/2025/09/3/nigeria-s-air-force-kills-more-than-15-islamist-fighters-in-an-airstrike-on-hideouts-in-borno-s-sambisa-forest-while-tr Nigeria's air force kills more than 15 Islamist fighters in an airstrike on hideouts in Borno's Sambisa forest, while troops separately kill 13 Boko Haram militants after repelling an ambush on a military convoy along the Gubio–Damasak road. 2025-08-23 a369a933fd167f3ed61222cc8462d9bbcf646e1d 1 Nigeria Nigerian Air Force 2 /feed/2025/08/23/more-than-35-iswap-fighters-are-killed-in-airstrikes-by-the-nigerian-air-force-during-an-attempted-ground-assault-on-tro More than 35 ISWAP fighters are killed in airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force during an attempted ground assault on troops near the Cameroon–Nigeria border in Kumshe, Borno State, Nigeria. 2025-06-25 0999bb2d73fc09f41993cdac4107139653706966 8 Nigeria Nigerian Air Force 2 /feed/2025/06/25/at-least-17-soldiers-are-killed-when-groups-of-bandits-attack-three-army-bases-in-kaduna-and-niger-states-in-nigeria-th At least 17 soldiers are killed when groups of bandits attack three Army bases in Kaduna and Niger States in Nigeria. The Army and Air Force reports they have launched counteroffensives against the bandit gangs. 2025-03-30 ad43044f00b31b3736aa825cdb8e3dee7c930163 5 Nigeria 1 /feed/2025/03/30/a-bus-lost-control-and-crashed-in-katsina-state-nigeria-killing-nine-and-injuring-11 A bus lost control and crashed in Katsina State, Nigeria, killing nine and injuring 11. /feed/2026/10/5/a-nigerian-air-force-atr-42-500-aircraft-carrying-32-people-crashes-in-ondo-state-nigeria DW 5 1f850364c03fa4f657d4adb0916f2972cc1c3288 10 https://www.dw.com/en/military-aircraft-with-32-people-onboard-crashes-in-southern-nigeria/a-79552403 2026 Rescue teams are searching the crash site after the military aircraft went down in southern Nigeria. The fate of those on board remains unclear. A Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500 aircraft carrying 32 people crashes in Ondo State, Nigeria.