LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian police are seeking help from the general public to arrest members of a banned Shi’ite Muslim group whose protests were declared illeg...
State television in Nigeria says attacks by Boko Haram militants in the northeastern state of Borno have left at least 65 people dead....
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At least eight people, including a journalist, have been killed in recent weeks as the Islamic Movement of Nigeria continues to protest in multiple cities across the nation. (For more news from Nigeria, please click through here.)
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LAGOS (Reuters) - International aid agency Action Against Hunger said on Thursday that a staff member and five others kidnapped in Nigeria last week had appeare...
A video shared by Otto Orondaam, an executive director at a nonprofit organization that serves underserved communities in Africa, shows the anonymous individual...
A journalist covering the clashes between Nigerian security forces and supporters of a Shia group in Abuja has been confirmed dead, amid reports the death toll has risen to at least eight people....
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Four Turkish nationals have been kidnapped at gunpoint in central Nigeria, police said on Monday, in the latest such incident in the country. Gunmen stormed a b...
Six humanitarian aid workers are missing after their convoy was ambushed in the state of Borno in northeastern Nigeria. The driver of the vehicle was killed, a ...
Two soldiers were killed by suspected kidnappers at a road construction site in Ukanafun council area of Akwa Ibom. An expatriate, working with Al Madal Construction Company, was also kidnapped by the same people....
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A Naval Warrant Officer, Felix Aknabi, has been shot dead by suspected herdsmen, who allegedly kidnapped 18 passengers traveling from Akwa-Ibom State to Lagos e...
Ten Turkish sailors have been taken hostage by armed pirates off the coast of Nigeria early on Tuesday, according to shipping company Kadioglu Denizcilik and Tu...
It appeared to be a done deal. Nigeria's government under President Muhammadu Buhari had announced that they would be introducing the so-called Ruga settlements – a Hausa term for the Fulani settlements....
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Gunmen have abducted nine travellers allegedly including four serving corp members on board a commercial bus in Rivers state. The mini bus with registration num...
ABUJA (Reuters) - Police fired teargas at a protesting Shi’ite group in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja, a Reuters witness saw on Thursday. Hundreds gathered to de...
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria’s National Assembly was on lockdown on Tuesday afternoon after a shooting outside, a Reuters witness said. It was not immediately clear who fired the shots or whether anyone was injured....
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Four police officers were killed after gunmen open fired inside a police station in Nigeria's southern state of Bayelsa on Monday, local authorities said. State...
At least 50 people have been killed in Nigeria after a crashed fuel tanker caught fire, a government spokesman has said. Others were badly injured and taken to ...
For some time now, kidnappers and robbers have been plaguing states in the South-West, with incidents spiking recently. Recently, affected governors had to call out to security chiefs for help, and even held an emergency summit. What, exactly, is goi...
Five Indian seafarers have been released after being kidnapped from the product tanker Apecus and taken to Bonny Island in Nigeria on April 19....
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Nigerian health officials say there are no Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases in the country, debunking false messages being circulated on social media. Permanent ...
The seas off West Africa's oil-rich coastline are now the most dangerous in the world for shipping, according to a new report....
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At least 30 people were killed in a triple suicide bombing attack in northeast Nigeria late on Sunday, emergency services said. The three suicide bombers detona...
