International Amnesty (IA) condemned on Thursday the “excessive use of force against demonstrators” during protests in August in Nigeria, where police killed at least 24 people in several states of the country, according to this organization. Related:Nigeria: Combat Between Boko Haram and Nigerian Army Left Fifteen Dead “In all cases the victims were shot by […]

The army recovered weapons and ammunition from the attackers, including AK-47 rifles, portable anti-tank rocket launchers, RPGs and anti-tank guns. At least three Nigerian soldiers and twelve members of the jihadist group Boko Haram were killed on Monday after the army tried to repel an attack in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, military sources reported Tuesday. […]

The Nigerian Public Prosecutor’s Office dropped charges of treason against a total of 119 detainees, including dozens of minors, for participating in the mass marches that took thousands of Nigerians to the streets last August to protest against the high cost of living and poor governance. Related:Nigeria: Third National Grid Collapse Leading To Nationwide Blackout […]

Officials explained that the contents of the tanker flooded sewers and drains in the town and villagers began to search for the petrol, but then the fuel caught fire. On Thursday, official sources stated that the death toll from the explosion of a fuel truck in northern Nigeria risen to at least 153. Related:Nigeria: At […]

The chairman of the local government council confirmed that 150 survivors were found. Local authorities in Nigeria reported that at least 60 people died after a boat with 300 passengers was wrecked during a celebration cruise of the Maulid, in the Mokwa Local Government area, in the state of Niger. Related:Nigeria: Rising Water Levels Faced, […]

The NIHSA also called on residents to clear the gutters and drainages, which, it said, would help mitigate the impact of flooding. On Sunday, Nigerian authorities issued a fresh alert to citizens as the country faces rising water levels due to flash and river flooding. Related:Nigeria At the UN: Peace, Sustainable Development, and Human Rights […]

The Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Kashim Shettima, in the context of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations, warned that this plenary should work on the basis of development and progress for men and women as the African nation has done. Related:Nigeria: At Least 281 Prisoners have been Disappear from […]

The prison agency indicated that it works with other security agencies and has «activated deployments, both covert and open, to look for them».

Twenty medical university students kidnapped on the 15th by armed men in central Nigeria have been released, police reported on Saturday. Related:Nigeria: Islamic Group Kill 2 Police Oficers in Abuja “Release of 20 medical students and others. We confirmed the release of our brothers and sisters and some other Nigerians, who were in captivity, on […]

The Nigerian police reported on Sunday that two of its agents were killed and three others unconscious in an attack in the country’s capital, Abuja, by the Islamic Militia of Nigeria (IMN), an Islamic terrorist organization. Related:Somalia: Deadly suicide attack resulted in death of five policemen “Two policemen were killed, three knocked unconscious in the […]