Nigeria

Armed bandits abduct 19 Muslim worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack

Dec 05, 2022 11:51

Gunmen stormed a mosque in Nigeria’s restive northwestern State of Katsina on Saturday and abducted 19 Muslim worshippers while they were offering evening prayers, reports said.
Gunmen attack mosque in northwest Nigeria, kill a dozen worshipers

Dec 04, 2022 11:26

Gunmen have attacked a mosque in Nigeria’s volatile northwestern state of Katsina, killing a dozen worshipers and kidnapping several others.
Gunmen kill at least 11, kidnap 80 in Nigeria

Nov 08, 2022 10:04

Gunmen have abducted at least 80 people and killed nearly a dozen others in separate attacks in the northwest of Nigeria, in the latest attacks by armed gangs that have been preying on villages, schools and highways.
Gunmen kidnap dozens of children from Nigerian farm, police say

Nov 03, 2022 04:35

Dozens of children were abducted by gunmen from a farm in northern Katsina State and the kidnappers were demanding a ransom for their release, police and residents said on Wednesday.
More than 500 killed, thousands displaced in Nigeria amid worst floods in years

Oct 13, 2022 04:03

At least 500 people have been killed and thousands of others displaced as a result of floods in Nigeria since the start of the rainy season this year in what has been described as the worst floods to hit the African country in years.
Muslims commemorate Arba’een in Nigeria

Sep 17, 2022 04:01

Hundreds of Shia Muslims took to roads trekking and chanting to mark forty days since the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and scores of members of his family and his companions in Karbala in present day Iraq.
Airstrike hits Ethiopia's Tigray following ceasefire offer by rebels

Sep 13, 2022 09:48

An airstrike wounded at least one person on Tuesday in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a hospital official said, two days after Tigrayan forces said they were ready for a ceasefire with the federal government.
Iran to supply $2.5bn worth of CNG services to Nigeria: Industry source

Sep 01, 2022 00:33

Companies from Iran will supply some $2.5 billion worth of services related to natural gas for vehicles (NGV) business to Nigeria as part of recent agreement between the two countries, an industry source has revealed.
Deadly floods triggered by seasonal rains destroy houses, farmland in northeastern Nigeria

Aug 31, 2022 10:31

Heavy floods triggered by seasonal rains destroy crops and precarious housing at displacement camps in the city of Maiduguri, the regional capital of Borno state, north-eastern Nigeria.
Iran, Nigeria agree to cooperate on major oil and gas projects

Aug 27, 2022 13:13

Iran and Nigeria have signed a key document to expand their cooperation on various oil and gas projects.