Multiple blasts rock Nigerian city: Emergency service
Multiple explosions rocked the outskirts of Nigeria`s northeastern city of Maiduguri early Friday.
Mar 03, 2017, 14:33 PM IST
Nigeria summons South Africa ambassador over anti-immigrant violence
Nigeria on Thursday said it had summoned South Africa's top diplomat to register its fears about a fresh wave of violence against immigrants near Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Feb 23, 2017, 23:09 PM IST
Kenyan woman lodges rape complaint against Nigerian man
A woman from Kenya has lodged an FIR here against a Nigerian man for allegedly raping her and pushing her into prostitution, police said on Thursday.
Feb 16, 2017, 17:39 PM IST
Group says 11 killed at Nigeria pro-Trump rally; police deny it
A member of a separatist group in southern Nigeria says 11 people were killed when security forces cracked down on a demonstration in support of US President-elect Donald Trump, though police deny there were any deaths.
Jan 20, 2017, 21:47 PM IST
Botched Nigeria air strike killed 90: MSF
Most of the victims of the strike in the country's northeast on Tuesday were women and children, MSF said. Nigeria has said an air force board of inquiry will investigate the incident.
Jan 20, 2017, 12:54 PM IST
Nigerian Air Force dropped `two bombs` on town: Aid worker
The Nigerian Air Force dropped two bombs on the centre of a town where tens of thousands of people were seeking refuge from Boko Haram, according to an aid worker who witnessed the attack.
Jan 19, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
At least 76 killed in air strike on Nigerian refugee camp: ICRC
At least 76 people were killed in Tuesday`s accidental Nigerian Air Force strike on a refugee camp and more than 100 were wounded, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC) said on Wednesday.
Jan 18, 2017, 20:29 PM IST
Nigeria mistakenly bombs refugee camp, kills at least 52
Among the wounded are Nigerians working for Doctors Without Borders and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Jan 17, 2017, 22:25 PM IST
Boko Haram claims Nigeria university twin suicide bombing
Islamist militant group Boko Haram has said it was behind Monday's twin suicide bombing at a university in north-eastern Nigeria which killed two people.
Jan 17, 2017, 15:19 PM IST
Suicide blasts in northeast Nigeria kill 2
Three suicide bombers exploded at a checkpoint where scores of people were being searched for a bustling weekly market today in Nigeria's northeastern town of Madagali, witnesses said.
Jan 13, 2017, 20:18 PM IST
Boko Haram targets Nigeria military base, militia
Boko Haram killed at least five soldiers at a military base in northeast Nigeria, while suicide bombers killed three people in the key city of Maiduguri, the authorities said today.
Jan 09, 2017, 20:09 PM IST
Nigerian with about Rs 54 L in new notes intercepted at Delhi airport
A Nigerian national was found in possession of about Rs 54 lakh in new notes on Friday at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here.
Dec 23, 2016, 11:03 AM IST
Nigerian troops rescued 1,880 civilians from Boko Haram in one week: Army
Nigerian troops have rescued 1,880 civilians from a Boko Haram redoubt in the restive northeast in the past week and arrested hundreds of insurgents, a military commander has said.
Dec 22, 2016, 02:59 AM IST
Van loses control, runs into assembly of schoolchildren in Nigeria; 12 dead, 19 injured
A van which lost control ran into an assembly of school children in Nigeria's northeastern state of Gombe, killing 12 children and injuring 19 others, police said on Wednesday.
Dec 21, 2016, 21:32 PM IST
110 extradition requests from Indian pending in various countries
62 criminal fugitives, including those wanted for crimes related to terrorism, have been successfully brought back to Indian since 2002.
Dec 15, 2016, 15:50 PM IST
80,000 children will starve to death in Nigeria: UNICEF
Nearly a half million children will face starvation in northeastern Nigeria next year and 80,000 will die if they don't get treatment in the humanitarian crisis created by Boko Haram's Islamic uprising, the U.N. Children's Agency warned.
Dec 14, 2016, 07:32 AM IST
Death toll of Nigeria suicide blasts rises to 56
A total of 56 people lost their lives and 177 others were injured in Friday`s twin blasts that hit a crowded market in northeast Nigeria, a local official said Saturday.
Dec 11, 2016, 07:02 AM IST
Several feared dead as building collapses in Nigeria
Several people are feared dead and others injured after a church building collapsed in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria, local authority said on Saturday.
Dec 11, 2016, 01:21 AM IST
Nigeria suicide attacks toll reaches 45: emergency service
Two female suicide bombers on Friday killed 45 people and wounded 33 others when they detonated their explosives in a crowded market in Nigeria`s restive northeast, the emergency service said.
Dec 10, 2016, 06:22 AM IST
Boko Haram jihadists kill five in Nigeria: Villagers
Hundreds of people living in the three villages fled for the relative safety of the town of Askira, located some 10 kilometres (six miles) away.
Nov 25, 2016, 03:43 AM IST
