Nigeria

African Union slams police violence against protesters in Nigeria

Oct 22, 2020 10:57

The African Union has denounced deadly violence in Nigeria’s biggest city of Lagos, urging all parties to “privilege dialog.”
UN urges ‘maximum restraint, peaceful demos’ in Nigeria

Oct 21, 2020 14:26

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged an end to Nigerian police ‘brutality’ against the backdrop of ‘multiple deaths’ reported during protests in the main city of Lagos.
Nigerian army threatens action as protests continue against police brutality

Oct 17, 2020 13:14

The Nigerian military has issued a warning as protests sweep across the West African country over years of recurring police brutality.
Iran urges closer cooperation with Nigeria

Oct 02, 2020 03:42

President of Iran Hassan Rouhani called for the enhancement of relations with Nigeria at the bilateral, regional and international levels.
Daesh-linked militants ambush convoy of Nigeria governor, kill 15

Sep 26, 2020 05:45

Daesh-linked terrorists in Nigeria have reportedly killed 15 security members accompanying a convoy carrying Borno state Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in an ambush attack near the Lake Chad shore city of Baga.
Amnesty calls on Nigeria to disclose findings of official probe into rights abuses

Sep 12, 2020 01:28

Amnesty International has called on Nigeria to disclose the findings of a probe that was ordered by the government three years ago into rights abuses committed by security forces.
Gunmen kill 22 people in two separate attacks in central Nigeria: Officials

Sep 04, 2020 10:24

Gunmen have killed 22 people, including 19 vigilantes, in two separate attacks in central Nigeria, officials said Friday, in the latest violence by cattle rustlers in the region.
Nigerian forces martyred mourner in Kaduna’s Ashura procession

Aug 31, 2020 01:57

Nigerian forces have martyred a mourner and a press reporter after attacking the Ashura procession in the northern state of Kaduna.
Boko Haram massacres 75 people in Nigeria: Report

Aug 27, 2020 07:14

At least 75 members of a community have been killed by the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria’s northeastern province of Borno, a report says.
Over 1,100 villagers killed in Nigeria in 1st half of 2020: Amnesty

Aug 25, 2020 01:39

Over 1,100 people have been killed in rural areas across several states of central and northwestern Nigeria amid an alarming escalation in raids and kidnappings by armed bandits in the first half of the year, Amnesty International says.