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Nigeria Declares National Emergency After Mass Kidnappings

Nigeria Declares National Emergency After Mass Kidnappings

Dozens have been rescued and others escaped but 265 children and their teachers seized from a Catholic boarding school...

27 Nov 2025 11:01 AM IST

All 24 Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls Rescued, Says Prez Bola Tinubu

All 24 Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls Rescued, Says Prez Bola Tinubu

School kidnappings have come to define insecurity in Africa’s most populous nation, and armed gangs often see schools as...

26 Nov 2025 7:22 AM IST

Nigeria Faces Surge in School and Church Attacks

Nigeria Faces Surge in School and Church Attacks

Over 300 students abducted in latest assault as armed gangs and insurgents exploit insecurity across the country

23 Nov 2025 11:22 AM IST

More Than 300 Taken From Nigeria School In One Of Worst Mass Abductions

More Than 300 Taken From Nigeria School In One Of Worst Mass...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Saturday it had raised its estimate of those taken from St Mary's...

23 Nov 2025 12:08 AM IST

Nigeria Coach Accuses DR Congo of ‘Voodoo’ After FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Loss

Nigeria Coach Accuses DR Congo of ‘Voodoo’ After FIFA World Cup 2026...

Coach Eric Chelle said a member of the DR Congo team "did some voodoo, every time, every time, every time"

18 Nov 2025 12:32 PM IST

Responding to Trump, Nigeria Says No Tolerance for Religious Persecution

Responding to Trump, Nigeria Says No Tolerance for Religious...

Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar says government upholds religious freedom, urges the world not to ‘create another Sudan’

5 Nov 2025 1:23 AM IST

Trump Threatens Nigeria With Potential Military Action, Escalates Claim Of Christian Persecution

Trump Threatens Nigeria With Potential Military Action, Escalates...

The warning came after Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu earlier on Saturday pushed back on Trump announcing a day...

2 Nov 2025 3:02 PM IST

At Least 100 Feared Dead in Northwest Nigeria Gold Mine Collapse, Locals Say

At Least 100 Feared Dead in Northwest Nigeria Gold Mine Collapse,...

The pit at the Kadauri mining site in the Maru local government area caved in on Thursday while scores of artisanal...

26 Sept 2025 11:03 PM IST

More than 40 Missing in Nigeria Boat Accident

More than 40 Missing in Nigeria Boat Accident

Boat accidents are common on Nigeria's poorly regulated waterways due to overcrowding and poor maintenance

18 Aug 2025 8:01 AM IST

Fan Violence Casts Shadow Over Nigerian Football League

Fan Violence Casts Shadow Over Nigerian Football League

Temitope was attacked after he had scored in the 3-2 loss away to Nasarawa United last month in the Nigeria Professional...

12 May 2025 11:39 AM IST

Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people

Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people

Abuja: At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency...

19 Jan 2025 8:06 AM IST

21 killed in vigilante gang ambush in Nigeria

21 killed in vigilante gang ambush in Nigeria

At least 21 government militiamen were killed in an ambush by criminal gangs in Nigeria's northwest Katsina state,...

11 Jan 2025 5:20 PM IST