At least 26 dead in a shipwreck in northwestern Nigeria
At least 26 people, including 21 women and five children, drowned when their dugout canoe sank on Tuesday night on a river in northwestern Nigeria, […]
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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: Kaduna State Bans Shi’ite Muslim Sect
The Kaduna state government this weekend declared Shi’ite Muslim sect with at least 4 million followers unlawful in the West African nation. According to the […]