Gunmen kill 17 in Nigeria attacks
Gunmen have killed 17 people in Nigeria鈥檚 central state of Benue, police said Friday, the latest flare-up of intercommunal violence to hit the region in recent weeks.
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Attackers kill nearly 50 in Plateau state of Nigeria
Unidentified attackers have killed nearly 50 people in Nigeria鈥檚 Plateau state, a Red Cross source said Monday, in the latest bout of violence in a religiously mixed region known for intercommunal conflict and deadly land disputes....
Armed men kill 10 in Nigeria
Armed men killed 10 people in a village in central-northern Nigeria鈥攁 region regularly rocked by inter-communal violence鈥攕everal local sources said on Friday.
Osimhen strikes twice to give Nigeria World Cup boost
Former African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen scored both goals as Nigeria beat Rwanda 2-0 in Kigali on Friday to win for the first time in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
27 Nigerian soldiers killed in suicide attack
At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist suicide attack in the northeast, two army sources said on Sunday....
21 killed in vigilante gang ambush in Nigeria
At least 21 government militiamen were killed in an ambush by criminal gangs in Nigeria鈥檚 northwest Katsina state, police said early Saturday.
Nigerian man held for illegal trespassing into Bangladesh from India
Border Guard Bangladesh detained a Nigerian national for intruding into the country from India through Parshuram border of Feni on early Sunday...
Death toll in food queue stampedes in Nigeria rises to 32
Nigerian police on Sunday raised the total death toll from two stampedes at food distribution centres to 32.
Nigeria school fair stampede kills 35 children
A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday.
Lookman and Banda crowned African players of the year
Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was named 2024 African men's player of the year at a ceremony in Marrakesh on Monday, while Zambia's Barbra Banda picked up the women's award.
39 killed in attacks in Niger near Burkina Faso
Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in recent days in western Niger near the border with Burkina Faso.
140 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
An explosion has killed more than 140 people in northern Nigeria as crowds rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker, officials said on Wednesday.
Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills almost 100 people: police
A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed at least 94 people and left 50 injured, police said on Wednesday...
Nigeria boycott AFCON qualifying match in Libya after 'inhumane treatment'
The Nigeria Football Federation said it will fly the country's team back to the country Monday after alleged 鈥榠nhumane treatment鈥� in Libya ahead of a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills 59
A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing at least 59 people, a rescue agency said on Monday....
Around 81 die in Nigeria in alleged Boko Haram attack
Around 81 people died and several went missing after alleged members of Boko Haram attacked Nigeria鈥檚 northeastern Yobe State, local officials told AFP on Tuesday.
Nigeria arrests 7 Poles in protests
Nigerian security forces have arrested seven Polish nationals accused of playing a 鈥榮uspicious role鈥� in protests against government policies and economic hardship, the national security agency said on Thursday...
Nigeria arrests protesters with Russian flags
Nigerian police said on Tuesday they had arrested more than 90 demonstrators carrying Russian flags as protests triggered by economic hardship entered a sixth day.
US military completes withdrawal from final base in Niger
The US military has withdrawn its forces from its final base in Niger, the Pentagon said Monday, more than a year after military coup leaders in the African country...
13 dead in Nigeria protests
At least 13 people died during protests in Nigeria on Thursday, according to rights group Amnesty International, which accused security forces of killing peaceful protesters.
At least 13 killed in Nigeria hardship protests, rights group says
At least 13 people were killed during protests over economic hardship in Nigeria on Thursday, according to rights group Amnesty International, which accused security forces of killing peaceful demonstrators.
Nigeria police fire tear gas on hardship protests
Nigerian police fired tear gas on Thursday to break up several hundred protesters in the northern city of Kano and in the capital Abuja where demonstrators had joined in...
Libya repatriates 369 Nigeria and Mali migrants
Libya repatriated Tuesday 369 irregular migrants to their home countries Nigeria and Mali, including more than one hundred women and children, an official...
US troops leave Niger base at Niamey
US troops have completed a withdrawal from their base in Niger鈥檚 capital of Niamey and will fully depart from Agadez in the north before a September 15 deadline set by the...
Nigeria eyes $1.3b package to combat soaring prices
Nigeria鈥檚 president has proposed a $1.3 billion package to combat soaring prices and food insecurity as the country battles its worst聽economic crisis聽in a generation...
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger junta chiefs to hold first summit Saturday
The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will on Saturday hold their first joint summit since seizing power in a series of coups, Nigerien authorities said....
String of Nigeria suicide attacks kill 18
At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, authorities...
21 killed in Niger attack
An armed group killed 20 troops and one civilian in jihadist-plagued western Niger on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, announcing three days of national mourning...
Nigeria gunmen kill 26, kidnap dozens
Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 26 people, including four policemen, and kidnapped dozens more in a raid on a northwestern Nigerian village, the latest in a...
Search for 20 miners continues in Nigeria
Desperation rose on Friday as Nigerian rescuers worked by hand to dig out around 20 trapped miners, with fears they may not survive after four days...