Nigeria: Gunmen abduct 87, escalating wave of violence insecurity

This incident follows closely on the heels of a previous assault in which an armed gang seized 286 students and...

Nigerian military drone attack kills 85 civilians mistakenly 

The Nigerian Military that uses drones to target rebels, mistakenly killed at least 85 civilians gathered for a...

Nine killed in north Nigeria road accident

Abuja [Nigeria], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident involving...

Nigerian police kill four gunmen in north state

Lagos [Nigeria], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four gunmen suspected to be bandits were killed in a shootout with...

At least one killed, five kidnapped in armed attack in Nigeria

Lagos [Nigeria], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and five others kidnapped after unidentified...

At least one killed, five kidnapped in armed attack in Nigeria

Lagos [Nigeria], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and five others kidnapped after unidentified...

Nigerian air force plane crashes, 2 pilots killed

Abuja [Nigeria], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A trainer aircraft of the Nigerian air force crashed on Tuesday in the...

Death toll from village attacks in northern Nigeria climbs to 38

Abuja [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the attack on several villages in Nigeria's northern...

Nigerian state lawmaker shot dead

Abuja [Nigeria], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A state lawmaker of north Nigeria's Kaduna state was shot dead by gunmen...

At least 10 killed in NW Nigeria village attacks

Abuja [Nigeria], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 10 villagers were killed on Friday in separate attacks by...

Nigerian security forces kill 10 gunmen in NW state

Lagos [Nigeria] October 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian security forces have killed 10 armed bandits and rescued one...

Death toll rises to 50 in gunmen attacks in northwestern Nigeria

Lagos [Nigeria] October 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from gunmen attacks in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna state has...