Ten Turkish sailors seized by pirates off Nigerian coast – shipping company
Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates off the coast of Nigeria early on Tuesday, shipping company Kadioglu Denizcilik said, adding that another...
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Nigeria and Ghana could face bans over interference, says Fifa
NIGERIA and Ghana could face international football bans this month over political interference with their football associations, the world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Tuesday...
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 15 in Nigeria’s Maiduguri
A suspected Boko Haram attack in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri killed 15 people and wounded 68, an emergency agency official said on Monday,...
Three aid workers killed in militant attack in Nigeria (Update)
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least three aid workers and eight members of the security forces in an attack on a military facility in...
Suicide bomber kills 11 people in mosque attack in northeast Nigeria
A suicide bomber killed 11 people on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque in northeast Nigeria, the epicentre of the conflict with Islamist insurgency...
Suicide bomber kills 50 in Nigeria in deadliest attack this year
A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people at a mosque in north-eastern Nigeria on Tuesday, the biggest mass killing this year in a region...
Aguero collapses at halftime as Argentina lose to Nigeria
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero collapsed in the dressing room at halftime before they lost 4-2 to fellow World Cup qualifiers Nigeria after taking a two-goal...
30 dead after attempted rescue of abducted oil team in northeast Nigeria
At least 30 people including civilians and members of the military have died after an attempted rescue of an oil exploration team kidnapped by suspected...
Nigeria’s ailing President Buhari returns home
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buharire turned home on Friday after nearly two months of medical leave in Britain during which his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, stamped his...
Buhari says Nigeria army captured key Boko Haram camp
NIGERIA’S army has captured a key Boko Haram camp, the Islamist militant group’s last enclave in the vast northeastern Sambisa forest that was its stronghold,...
More than 100 killed by church collapse in Nigeria -photojournalist, resident
By Anamesere Igboeroteonwu and Ulf Laessing At least 100 people were killed by the collapse of a church in southeastern Nigeria, a resident and...
Schoolgirl suicide bombers kill 30 in Nigerian market – army
Two schoolgirl suicide bombers killed 30 people and wounded dozens more in a coordinated attack on a crowded market in the north-eastern Nigerian town of...
Abducted Chibok schoolgirl in Nigeria found by army
One of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militant group Boko Haram from their school in north-east Nigeria’s Chibok in 2014 has been found...
Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls
By Alexis Akwagyiram and Felix Onuah Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the...
Nigerian air force says kills top Boko Haram militants as Kerry arrives
Nigeria’s air force said it had killed a number of senior Boko Haram fighters and possibly their overall leader, as US Secretary of State John...
Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian school girls
Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of school girls kidnapped two years ago, and saying some...
Militants blow up Nigeria pipeline, Chevron protest goes on
Militants blew up another crude pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, a youth and protest leader said on Thursday. Protesters also continued to block the entrance...
Islamic State names new leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram
Islamic State has named a new leader of Boko Haram, the Nigerian militant group which last year swore allegiance to it. Abu Musab al-Barnawi was...
Militants blow up oil pipelines in Nigeria (Update)
Militants launched a fresh round of attacks on oil pipelines in Nigeria’s southern Niger Delta energy hub belonging to Italy’s Eni and Aiteo, Nigerian security...