Nigerian politician Peter Obi said he would run for president again in January after winning his party's nomination, setting up another contest between incumbent Bola Tinubu ​and a divided opposition.

US and Nigerian forces have carried out a joint military operation in Nigeria that resulted in the killing of a senior ISIS official, described by officials as a significant blow to the militant group.

At least 100 civilians were killed in a military airstrike on a crowded market in northwestern Nigeria, according to Amnesty International, which has called for an immediate investigation into the incident.

Nigerian troops carried out a series of anti-terror raids in the northeastern states of Borno and Yobe between April 17 and 23, eliminating at least 31 suspected terrorists and freeing multiple hostages, said the military on Saturday.

In a series of coordinated operations across Northern Nigeria, the Armed Forces of Nigeria have successfully disrupted a major terrorist logistics network and liberated over a dozen captives.

An Anglican priest kidnapped in Kaduna state, northwest Nigeria, has been killed after a month in captivity, the Church of Nigeria announced. Venerable Edwin Achi was seized along with his wife and daughter on October 28. His wife and daughter remain held by the abductors.

Armed men stormed a government boarding school in Nigeria’s Kebbi state early Monday, killing the vice principal and abducting several female students, according to a security report and a school official.