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Eight security personnel killed in central Nigeria ambush

Gunmen killed eight Nigerian security personnel, including three policemen and five vigilantes, in an ambush in a central state, a local government spokesman said...

Nigeria finds Chibok girl eight years after kidnap

The Nigerian army has found one of the so-called "Chibok girls" who were kidnapped by the jihadist group Boko Haram eight years ago, the...

At least 20 Catholic worshippers shot dead; Gunmen kill ‘many’ in Nigeria church

Lagos—Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing “many” worshippers and wounding others, the government and...

Two kidnapped Chibok girls freed in Nigeria after eight years

Nigerian troops have found two former schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram jihadists eight years ago, the military said Tuesday, freeing some of...

Gun attack on church in southwest Nigeria leaves 21 dead

Gunmen using explosives killed at least 21 people, including children, in an attack on a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria, local officials said, in...

At least 20 Catholic worshippers shot dead; Gunmen kill ‘many’ in Nigeria church

Lagos—Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing “many” worshippers and wounding others, the government and...

Gunmen kill ‘many’ worshippers in Nigeria Catholic church attack

By Joel Olatunde Agoi Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others,...

More than 30 die in stampede at Nigeria church food event

More than 30 people were killed in southern Nigeria Saturday after a stampede erupted during a crowded church charity event where food was being...

Three killed, 19 injured in Nigeria bar attack

An explosive device went off in a bar in Nigeria's northeastern Taraba state on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring 19, police told AFP. The...

Gunmen kill 34 in northwest Nigeria: official

Gunmen killed 34 people in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna State, including two soldiers, in the latest attack blamed on heavily-armed criminal gangs, local authorities said...

Canada bans travelers from Egypt, Nigeria and Malawi over Omicron fears

Canada on Tuesday banned travellers from Egypt, Nigeria and Malawi over fears of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, bringing to 10...

Deadly air strikes on bandit camps in NW Nigeria: officials

Air strikes targeting camps of gangs of cattle thieves in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state, near the border with Niger, killed many people, local sources...

Lagos high-rise collapses; 4 dead, more trapped

Lagos—A high-rise building under construction collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Monday, killing at least four people with dozens more feared trapped inside...

Nigeria jihadists attack surrendered rivals in camp

Islamic State-allied jihadists have attacked a camp housing surrendered rivals from Boko Haram in the country's northeast, the military said on Sunday. Saturday's attack on...
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