Nigeria
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Sep- 2021 -2 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap 73 Students From High School in Northwest
Nigerian gunmen kidnapped 73 students after storming a high school in the northwest of the country.
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1 SeptemberAfrica
17 People Killed in Nigeria Jihadist Attacks
At least 17 people, including a soldier and aid worker, were killed by Islamic State-aligned jihadists in northeast Nigeria's Borno state.
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Aug- 2021 -30 AugustAfrica
Nigeria’s Buhari Urges Unity After Massacres in Flashpoint City
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called for communities to unite to ease tensions after violence in a flashpoint central city killed dozens of people.
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27 AugustAfrica
Nigeria Jihadist Surrenders Spark Debate Over War Strategy
Images of bedraggled jihadists and families surrendering to the military have sparked debate over the Nigerian army's claims of success in its long war.
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23 AugustAfrica
Nigerian Gunmen Free 15 More Abducted Baptist Students
Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students in northwestern Nigeria have released 15 more of the hostages after collecting ransom.
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18 AugustAfrica
Seven Killed in Attack at Shell Facility in Nigeria
Seven people have been killed in an attack on a convoy transporting workers to a Shell oil and gas project in Nigeria's southeast.
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5 AugustAfrica
115 Killed in Military Crackdown in Nigeria: Amnesty
Amnesty International accused Nigerian security forces of using excessive force and killing at least 115 people in a crackdown on separatist agitators in the country's restive southeast.
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Jul- 2021 -28 JulyAfrica
Boko Haram Cameroon Attack Kills Five Soldiers, Civilian: Govt
Boko Haram Islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country.
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26 JulyAfrica
Nigerian Bandits Release 28 Kidnapped Students
Gunmen who seized 121 students at a high school in northwestern Nigeria in early July have released 28 of them.
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23 JulyAfrica
Nigeria Receives Six Warplanes From US to Fight Insurgency
Nigeria has received six of 12 turboprop light attack aircraft from the United States to help fight mounting insecurity.
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