Search For "lagos"
At least 10 killed in traffic accident in western Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Local road safety corps confirmed Friday that at least 10 people were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident in Nigeria's western state of Kwara.
Read More
12 killed, 25 injured in Nigeria auto crash
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 12 people were killed and 25 others injured in a fatal auto crash along the Kaduna-Abuja highway in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, a local official said.
Read More
At least 11 injured in tanker explosion in Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 11 people were injured after a tanker loaded with diesel exploded in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub on Saturday, said local police.
Read More
1 killed, scores abducted in north Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], November 22 (ANI/Xinhua): A group of unidentified gunmen attacked a community in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, killing one person and abducting scores of others, local police said Saturday.
Read More
Boko Haram gunmen attack community in NE Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Suspected members of the Boko Haram on Saturday attacked a community in Yobe state, northeastern Nigeria, according to local police Sunday.
Read More
Nigerian forces kill several protesters during rallies against police brut
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigerian security forces have opened fire on protesters in southwestern city of Lagos, killing several people and leaving many others wounded, the Premium Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing witnesses.
Read More
Nigerian military confirms Boko Haram fighters killed in airstrikes
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], October 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian military confirmed Friday that an unknown number of Boko Haram fighters were killed in airstrikes around Tudun Wulgo and Tumbun Gini in the restive northeast state of Borno.
Read More
Man dies onboard Lagos-Mumbai flight, Air India claims death due to natura
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): A passenger who was travelling from Lagos to Mumbai in an Air India flight allegedly passed away due to natural causes on Sunday, Air India official said.
Read More
Nigeria: 20 terrorists killed, 4 personnel wounded in joint operation
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], Jun 4 (ANI): The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) killed 20 terrorists in a joint operation around the Arege, Malkonory and Tumbum Rego general areas in the Lake Chad region, according to a statement issued by a Nigerian military spokesperson on Monday.
Read More
8 dead in Nigeria building collapse
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], Mar 14 (ANI): At least eight people were killed after a three-storeyed building housing an educational institution collapsed here on Wednesday.
Read More
9 dead in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], Feb 18 (ANI): At least nine people died after Boko Haram militants launched a major attack on a Nigerian military base in northeastern Buni Yadi town, officials said on Sunday.
Read More
Around 20,000 Nigerian girls forced into prostitution
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], Jan 23 (ANI): Around 20,000 Nigerian girls have been sold to prostitution rings by human traffickers, authorities have found in Nigeria.
Read More