50 People Killed by Gunmen in Three States in Northern Nigeria
Official and local sources said gunmen killed at least 50 people in three different attacks on northern Nigerian States on Monday, May 19, Anadolu reported. […]
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Cerebrospinal Meningitis Outbreak in Kebbi, Nigeria Claims 56 Lives
The death toll from the ongoing outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) across four local Government areas in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state has risen significantly, reaching […]
Nigeria: INEC suspends announcement of results in two States, anger of parties
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) consolidated its lead with 15 governors’ seats compared to eight for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Another opposition party, […]
Nigeria: Nineteen members of the security forces shot dead
Gunmen killed 13 soldiers, five policemen and a local militiaman in a pitched battle in northwestern Nigeria, where gangs of “bandits” have been terrorizing the […]
Nigerian police destroy 255 hectares of cannabis farms
More than 250 hectares of cannabis fields were destroyed this week and 13 people arrested in Ondo State in southwestern Nigeria, the Nigerian Drug Law […]
Nigeria fighter plane shot down by bandits – military
For the first time since the phenomenon emerged in 2011, “heavily armed” bandits shot down a Nigerian army fighter jet on Sunday 18 July. The […]
Nigeria: Nearly 150 missing after a shipwreck on the Niger River
An overloaded boat sank on Wednesday, May 26, in northwestern Nigeria. Authorities fear that most of the passengers drowned. In a statement, President Muhammadu Buhari […]