Aug 02, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Ten years after the start of a violent insurgency in north-east Nigeria plunged the country into a humanitarian crisis that is “still far from over”, the United Nations and its aid partners have underscored the need to “collectively redouble efforts” to help the most vulnerable.
Nigeria: Boko Haram terrorists attack a funeral, 65 killed
Jul 29, 2019, at 09:54 am
Abuja, July 29 (IBNS): Suspected Boko Haram terrorists opened fire on a funeral in Nigeria's north-eastern state of Borno and left 65 people killed, media reports said on Monday.
At least 2 killed in violent Nigeria protest
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Abuja, Jul 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least two people were killed as violent protesters clashed with police in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Monday, according to police and local media on Tuesday.
Armed group kills 18 in Nigeria attack
Jun 22, 2019, at 07:42 am
Abuja, June 22 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 18 people were killed and more wounded in the latest attack by an armed group in Nigeria's troubled northwestern state of Zamfara, a national lawmaker and tribal chief said on Friday.
Egypt denounces triple suicide attacks in Nigeria
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Cairo, Jun19 (Xinhua/UNI) Egypt condemned on Wednesday triple suicide attacks in a community in Nigeria that left at least 30 dead.
Gunmen kidnap son of former minister in SW Nigeria
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Lagos, Jun 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Unidentified gunmen kidnapped the son of Nigeria's former health minister Isaac Adewole in the southwest town of Iroko, a local police source told Xinhua on Wednesday.
At least 35 people killed in attack by Gunmen in North Nigeria - Reports
Jun 16, 2019, at 08:21 pm
Moscow, June 16 (Sputnik/UNI) - At least 35 people were killed in Nigeria as a result of gunmen attacking three villages in the north of the country, local media reported on Sunday.
Nigeria: At least 18 killed in road accident
Jun 09, 2019, at 10:10 am
Lagos, Jun 9 (UNI) At least 18 people were killed in a ghastly road accident involving a passenger bus and a truck on the Akure-Owo Expressway in Ondo of Nigeria, an official said.
Nearly 900 children released by north-east Nigeria armed group
May 11, 2019, at 06:20 am
New York, May 11 (IBNS): The decision by a large armed group based in north-east Nigeria to release nearly 900 youngsters has been welcomed by UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which has warned that those freed will need long-term help if they are to lead a normal life in the future.
Gunmen kidnap two shell employees, kill two police officers in Southern Nigeria
Apr 27, 2019, at 06:59 am
Moscow, Apr 27 (Sputnik/UNI) Two employees of energy company Shell Nigeria were kidnapped and two police officers were killed by gunmen in the African country's southern Rivers state, local media have reported.
Nigerian police confirm 19 wedding guests killed in road accident
Apr 24, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Abuja, Apr 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Nigerian police on Wednesday confirmed 19 wedding guests killed in a road accident in Gwaram Sabuwa area of the northern state of Jigawa.
Nigerian military kills at least 10 armed group members in operation
Apr 23, 2019, at 10:07 pm
ABUJA, Apr 23 (Xinhua): The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday said at least 10 armed group members were killed during an air raid on their hideout in the northwestern state of Zamfara.
Gunmen kill 2 in north Nigeria
Apr 21, 2019, at 07:23 am
Lagos, Apr 21 (Xinhua/UNI) A group of unidentified gunmen in the early hours of Saturday invaded a recreational center in Kaduna state, north Nigeria, and killed two tourists, including a woman.
Nigerian police kill 9 suspected robbers
Apr 15, 2019, at 10:19 am
Lagos, Apr 14 (Xinhua/UNI) Nigerian police gunned down nine suspected members of a notorious armed robbery gang at Akilbu forest in a recent operation, along the busy northern Abuja-Kaduna expressway, an official said Sunday.
Nigerian military vows to intensify war against terrorism
Apr 14, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Lagos, Apr 14 (Xinhua/UNI) The Nigerian military will deploy two additional helicopter gunships in an effort to cope with terrorism threats in the country's northwestern region, authorities said on Saturday.
At least 3 killed in suicide attack in Nigeria
Apr 07, 2019, at 06:59 pm
Abuja, Apr 7 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three people killed in a twin suicide attack on a suburb settlement of the capital of Borno state, the troubled northeast state of Nigeria, security sources confirmed on Sunday.
Gunmen kill at least 50 in troubled Nigerian state
Apr 06, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Abuja, Apr 6 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 50 people have been confirmed killed by gunmen who camped in a thick forest in Zamfara, a troubled state in northwestern Nigeria, according to local authorities early Saturday.
Nigerian Air Force repels attacks, kills 5 gunmen in northwestern state: spokesman
Apr 02, 2019, at 09:33 am
Abuja, Apr 2 (Xinhua/UNI) The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said Monday its special forces team killed at least five gunmen while repelling attacks in two villages in the country's northwestern state of Zamfara.
Gunmen kill policeman, abduct five others in Nigeria's mining site
Mar 22, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Abuja, Mar 22 (Xinhua/UNI) A policeman was killed and five others abducted from a mining site in Nigeria when a group of gunmen invaded a village in the northern part of the country, local authorities said on Friday.
Nigeria confirms 55 Boko Haram militants killed in multilateral operation
Mar 15, 2019, at 10:09 am
Abuja, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI) Fifty-five Boko Haram militants were killed in the past two days following a joint operation by forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger, the Nigerian military said Thursday.
Gunmen kill 17 in northern Nigeria
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:54 am
Lagos, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI): Nigerian police in the northern state of Kaduna on Thursday said unidentified gunmen shot dead 17 members of a local vigilante group following an attack on Jan Ruwa village Tuesday.
16 killed in Nigeria village attack
Mar 12, 2019, at 09:53 am
Lagos, Mar 12 (Xinhua/UNI): A new attack by the armed men killed 16 people on Sunday in a village in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, local police said Monday.
Nigeria says kills 50 Boko Haram fighters in multilateral operation
Mar 10, 2019, at 10:06 pm
Abuja, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI): Fifty Boko Haram militants were killed following a joint operation by forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, the Nigerian military said on Sunday.
‘Maintain calm’ and ‘exercise patience’ UN envoy urges, as Nigeria heads to polls
Feb 16, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): As Nigerians get ready to head to the polls on Saturday, the Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), described the pre-election period as “largely, peaceful and participatory”, and called for that spirit to prevail through election day and beyond.
Judicial independence under threat in Nigeria, warns UN rights expert
Feb 12, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): The dismissal of Nigeria’s Chief Justice may constitute a grave attack on judicial independence from the State, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Monday, warning of “threats, pressures and interferences” made against the lawyers defending him.
Newly displaced fleeing attacks in northeast Nigeria, top 2,000
Dec 28, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Dec 28 (IBNS): After fleeing terrorist attacks, as well as clashes between Government forces and militia, more than 2,000 newly displaced Nigerians have arrived in an already over-stretched camp known as Teacher’s Village, in Maiduguri, the capital of the country’s Borno State.
13 soldiers, 1 cop killed in Boko Haram ambush in Nigeria
Dec 26, 2018, at 06:50 pm
Borno, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least 13 soldiers and a policeman were killed in an ambush by terrorist group Boko Haram in Borno State of Nigeria on Monday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Unidentified gunmen kill 17 in Zamfara state
Dec 24, 2018, at 09:31 am
Abuja, Dec 24 (IBNS): At least 17 people were killed as unidentified gunmen attacked Nigeria's Zamfara state on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
Guterres censures terrorist attacks in Nigeria, pledges UN ‘solidarity’
Nov 27, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Nov 27 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the recurrent attacks by terrorists and other extremist groups in northern Nigeria that have taken a heavy toll on civilians and security forces.
UN urges more protection for Nigeria’s most vulnerable after deadly attack on camp
Nov 03, 2018, at 08:15 am
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): Hundreds of people already forced to flee their homes by violence in Nigeria’s troubled north-east have been uprooted once again after deadly attacks in and around a camp where they were sheltering, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, said on Friday.