Nigeria
-
Nov- 2023 -1 NovemberSea
Turkish Shipyard Launches Nigerian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel
Turkey's Dearsan Shipyard has launched the first of two offshore patrol vessels constructed for the Nigerian Navy.
Read More » -
1 NovemberAfrica
ISWAP Jihadists Kill 17 in Northeast Nigeria
Jihadists affiliated to Islamic State killed 17 people in a raid on a remote village in northeast Nigeria after villagers refused to pay an illicit tax.
Read More » -
Oct- 2023 -13 OctoberAfrica
Nigeria Air Strikes Kill Around ‘100 Bandit Fighters’
Nigerian military jets have carried out air strikes on a gathering of bandit militias, killing around 100 gunmen in the country's northwest.
Read More » -
3 OctoberAfrica
Nigeria Acquires 12 Attack Helos to Bolster Counter-Terrorism Punch
The Nigerian Army has bought 12 attack helicopters from MD Helicopters to arm its newly-formed army aviation unit.
Read More » -
Sep- 2023 -26 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria Troops Rescue Abducted Students
Nigerian troops have rescued ten hostages among dozens of people kidnapped from a university in northwestern Zamfara state.
Read More » -
23 SeptemberAfrica
Gunmen Kidnap Dozens in Nigerian University: Sources
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 30 people, including at least 24 female students, in a raid in and around a university in northwest Nigeria.
Read More » -
Aug- 2023 -18 AugustAfrica
W.Africa Military Chiefs Prepare Possible Niger Mission
West African military chiefs held a second day of talks, preparing for a possible armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
Read More » -
15 AugustAfrica
26 Nigeria Troops Killed in Ambush: Military Sources
At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria, two military sources told AFP.
Read More » -
13 AugustAfrica
Nigeria Religious Chiefs in Niger to Meet Military Leaders
Nigerian religious leaders arrived in Niger to meet members of the military who seized power last month.
Read More » -
9 AugustAfrica
Nigeria Says Not Ruling Out Force in Niger Ahead of West African Summit
Coup-hit Niger's neighbors have not ruled out military intervention, Nigeria's president said, ahead of a West African coalition's crisis summit on Thursday.
Read More »