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Over 100 killed in Nigerian airstrike on Zamfara market

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.

12 May 2026-13:08
Nigerian troops kill 31 suspected terrorists, rescue hostages

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.

25 Apr 2026-19:42
Nigerian troops dismantle ISWAP supply chain and rescue 13 hostages

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.

22 Apr 2026-12:10
Why Africa’s instability threatens global security, Nigerian expert explains

03 Dec 2025-08:09
Nigeria blames jihadist groups for wave of kidnappings but others accuse criminal gangs

29 Nov 2025-19:36
Kidnapped Nigerian priest killed after month in captivity

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.

29 Nov 2025-13:59
Gunmen kill vice principal, kidnap students in Nigerian boarding school

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.

17 Nov 2025-14:15
Nigerian gov't refutes Trump's claim of large-scale killing of Christians

01 Nov 2025-19:23
US revokes visa of Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka

The United States has revoked the visa of Nigerian playwright and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986.

29 Oct 2025-10:58
Nigerian airstrike kills 15 militants in Sambisa Forest

Nigeria’s air force killed more than 15 Islamist militants in an airstrike on a hideout in Sambisa Forest, Borno state, a spokesperson said Thursday.

04 Sep 2025-13:35

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