At least 10 people killed in tanker explosion and fire which spread to multiple vehicles near Saramu, Nigeria, local official says; death toll likely to rise
11 people killed, 9 injured in a Bauchi fatal accident
1 year agoIn Gajiram, Borno state, IS-West Africa claims it targeted & killed a commander of a militia aligned with the Nigerian army, seizing his car and gun:
1 year agoIS-West Africa claims it attacked a Nigerian army checkpoint in Agiri, Borno state, wounding "a number" of soldiers & driving the survivors away
1 year agoIn Iyara, Kogi state, IS-West Africa claims it attacked Christian villagers yesterday, burning down their church and looted their property; This continues a recent string of several attacks in southern Nigeria outside of the militant group's strongholds in the north
Custom officers fire shots at crowd, injure two attempting to stop patrol in Jigawa
President @AndrzejDuda in Abuja Nigeria: Russian aggression against Ukraine is causing a very serious food and energy crisis. Both support for Ukraine in the possibility of exporting agricultural products and support for African countries is very important to us
NAF neutralises militants as bomber jet raids ISWAP camp in Sambisa
Troops of the Nigerian Air Force have bombarded the enclave of the leader of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), Fiya Ba Yuram, in Sambisa forest
Police operatives have arrested lesbian who allegedly stabbed her partner's husband to death in Onitsha
Gunmen have killed at least one person and injured two others during an attack on Shola Quarters in Katsina city today
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched an offensive operation tagged 'Operation Show no Mercy' against marauding militants disturbing the peace of the country through various attacks
1 year agoIS-West Africa in Nigeria claim to have attacked government-aligned militia in Buni Yadi, Yobe state, killing 1 and forcing the rest to flee
FCT Police has debunked news of planned terrorist attacks in Abuja and beefed up security
1 year agoIS-West Africa on the Mamuri-Gubio road in Borno state claim to have attacked a Nigerian government-aligned militia convoy, killing 8 militiamen & capturing 3 rifles and machine guns with ammunition:
DHQ: Military eliminates five militants, recovers weapons in Benue, Katsina
1 year agoIS-West Africa claims an attack on a Nigerian army checkpoint in Monguno, Borno state, capturing rifles & equipment
Nasarawa: Police arrest three armed robbery suspects
1 year agoNigeria: At least 15 people have been killed and 1 remains missing after a passenger boat was caught in the tide and capsized in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos, emergency services said on Sunday
In a major operation, the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) has apprehended one Abdullahi Baka (47), an alleged gunrunner who specialises in supplying illicit arms and ammunition to deadly criminal gangs terrorizing Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba states
Tragedy in Katsina as Air Force Jet bombs villagers, scores feared dead
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Kuje Prison in Abuja
300 escape after suspected Boko Haram attack on Nigeria jail: official
1 year agoNigeria: Gunmen attacked a prison near Nigeria's capital Abuja with explosives on Tuesday evening and freed hundreds of detainees, prison authorities saying on Wednesday they had recaptured most of them
Police have killed another terrorist in Kaduna, recovering assault rifle and motorcycle
Former Lagos governor Tinubu wins Nigeria's ruling party primary: results
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a IED attack targeting a Nigerian army patrol on the road linking the towns of Wajiroko and Damboa in Nigeria's Borno State
2 year ago14 Killed, Scores Rescued As Troops Clear Militants Hideout In Borno
The Kaduna State Police Command has gunned down two suspected bandits at the Kimdi village of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area on their mission to kidnap villagers
One killed, five injured, houses burnt in Bauchi communities' violence
