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March 8, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Bandits kidnap dozens of school children in Nigeria

Armed bandits in Nigeria have kidnapped over 100 school children in Kuriga, north-western Nigeria.
March 8, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Bandits kidnap dozens of school children in Nigeria
4 months ago

Accidental drone strikes kill 88 people in Nigeria

The Nigerian Army said it “wrongly analysed and misinterpreted” activities before launching the attacks.
4 months ago
Accidental drone strikes kill 88 people in Nigeria
9 months ago

Boat carrying wedding guests capsizes in Nigeria, killing at least 103

More than 100 people died after a boat carrying wedding guests capsized in Nigeria on Monday, authorities said.
9 months ago
Boat carrying wedding guests capsizes, killing at least 103
10 months ago

2 US Consulate staff members among 4 killed in convoy attack in Nigeria

Two staff members of the U.S. Consulate in Nigeria were among the four people killed by armed assailants when an American convoy was attacked on Tuesday.
10 months ago
2 US Consulate staff members killed in Nigeria
1 year ago

Nigeria presidential election 2023: Bola Tinubu declared winner amid calls for a rerun

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of Nigeria's presidential election early Wednesday amid calls from the opposition for a rerun.
1 year ago
Ruling party candidate declared winner of Nigeria's presidential election
1 year ago

Nigeria presidential election 2023: Who are the main candidates and what are the key issues?

Nigeria's 2023 presidential election is widely seen as a potential turning point for Africa's most populous country, largest democracy and biggest economy.
1 year ago
Nigeria presidential election 2023: Why this vote is 'consequential'
1 year ago

Shell to pay $15.9 million settlement to Nigerian communities impacted by oil spills

Shell has agreed to pay $15.9 million to communities in Nigeria impacted by four oil spills that occurred from its pipelines in the Niger Delta between 2004 and 2007.
1 year ago
Shell to pay $15.9 million settlement to Nigerian communities impacted by oil spills
2 years ago

Over 80 feared dead in attack on Catholic church in Nigeria, sources say

More than 80 people are feared to have died in Sunday's attack on a church in southwestern Nigeria, sources told ABC News on Wednesday.
2 years ago
Over 80 feared dead in church attack, sources say
2 years ago

Gunmen disguised as congregants carried out attack on Catholic church in Nigeria, police say

Some of the gunmen who attacked a church full of worshippers in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday were "disguised as congregants," police said.
2 years ago
Gunmen disguised as congregants carried out attack on Catholic church, police say
2 years ago

Dozens killed in 'satanic' attack on Catholic church in Nigeria, officials say

Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday when gunmen attacked a church, officials said.
2 years ago
'Satanic' shooting at Catholic church leaves dozens dead, officials say
2 years ago

Dozens feared dead after gunmen attack Nigerian church, officials say

Dozens of people are feared to have died after gunmen attacked a church in Nigeria, a U.S. official briefed on the massacre told ABC News.
2 years ago
Dozens feared dead after gunmen attack Nigerian church, officials say
3 years ago

Gunmen free nearly 2,000 inmates in attack on Nigerian prison

Almost 2,000 inmates have escaped from a prison in southeastern Nigeria after heavily armed gunmen attacked the facility, authorities said.
3 years ago
Gunmen free nearly 2,000 inmates in attack on Nigerian prison
3 years ago

279 schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped

The girls were taken from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week.
3 years ago
279 schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped
3 years ago

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped, official says

Hundreds of students who were abducted from an all-girls boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been released, authorities said Tuesday.
3 years ago
279 Nigerian schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped, official says
3 years ago

344 Nigerian schoolboys freed days after being abducted, official says

Hundreds of schoolboys who were abducted by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria last week have been freed, officials said.
3 years ago
344 Nigerian schoolboys freed days after being abducted, official says
3 years ago

Nigerian schoolboys free at last

The more than 300 schoolboys who were kidnapped in Nigeria are welcomed home after a week-long ordeal.
3 years ago
Nigerian schoolboys free at last
3 years ago

Hundreds of students missing after Nigerian boarding school attack

Hundreds of students remain missing after gunmen attacked an all-boys boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said.
3 years ago
Hundreds of students missing after Nigerian school attack
3 years ago

Senior US delegation meets with Nigeria's vice president, after killing of #EndSARS protesters

For weeks, Nigeria has been gripped by widespread protests over a now-disbanded police unit known as SARS, which has been accused of human rights abuses.
3 years ago
US official meets with Nigeria's vice president, after killing of #EndSARS protesters
5 years ago

At least 8 killed, 37 rescued alive in Nigeria school building collapse: Reports

Cameras captured children, dazed and covered in dust, being carried on the shoulders of rescuers to waiting ambulances as crowds cheered.
5 years ago
At least 8 killed, 37 rescued alive in Nigeria school building collapse: Reports
6 years ago

Nigerian schoolgirl who 'refused to denounce Christ' remains captive after dozens freed, father says

Suspected Boko Haram militants allegedly stormed the town of Dapchi in northeast Nigeria on the night of Feb. 19 and kidnapped 110 students.
6 years ago
Freed schoolgirls exclude one who 'refused to denounce Christ,' father says
7 years ago

82 Nigerian schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram arrive in nation's capital

#BringBackOurGirls group said the freeing of 82 girls is "heartwarming."
7 years ago
82 Nigerian schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram arrive in nation's capital