Several Nigerian soldiers died in an attack on a military convoy in the Lake Chad region by jihadist fighters aligned with the Islamic State group, security forces said Tuesday. The convoy was hit by militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...
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Nigeria: Human Rights Watch accuses Nigeria army over civilian drone strike victims
A leading rights group urged Nigeria's army on Tuesday to take responsibility for a drone strike that killed 39 civilians in January, calling for compensation for the victims and their families. The army eventually admitted ordering the strike near the town of Rukubi,...
Nigeria: Cash-strapped Boko Haram kidnaps herders for ransom
Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 30 ethnic Fulani herders near northeast Nigeria's Lake Chad, demanding ransom for their release, fishermen and the head of an anti-jihadist militia told AFP Tuesday. The militants in eight boats stormed the fishing and herding...
Nigeria: New president starts job on shaky ground after nearly tripling fuel prices
By Alexandre Martins Lopes with Louise Dewast in Abuja and Aminu Abubakar in Kano: Commuting to work in Lagos, Nigeria's megacity of some 20 million people, has long been a hellish affair, but a surge in petrol prices is making it even worse. Fuel prices have almost...
Nigeria: Separatist tensions flare in Anambra as gunmen kill five troops
Gunmen killed five soldiers and a civilian in southeast Nigeria, police and local media said Thursday, after the latest bloodshed in a region where separatist tensions often flare. Wednesday's attack on troops in Umunze area of Anambra state was condemned by the...
Nigeria: Campaigning for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election begins
Campaigning for Nigeria's 2023 presidential election got off to a low-key start on Wednesday, with candidates holding a book launch and rallies or postponing official inaugurations. Five months before the ballot, four top candidates are emerging in a tight battle to...
Nigeria: Edo residents brave Covid-19 to vote for governor
Nigerians in the southern state of Edo braved the coronavirus and voted Saturday to elect a new governor in the...
Nigeria accuses Biafra nationalists of killing two security agents
Lagos, Aug 24, 2020 - Nigeria's secret police say two of its men were killed Sunday by Biafran separatists who in turn...
Nigerian police repress nationwide political protest
Nigerian police on Wednesday arrested dozens of protesters demanding better governance from President Muhammadu...
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