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A series of armed attacks occurred between 23 and 25 December 2023 in Plateau State in central Nigeria. They affected at least 17 rural communities in the Nigerian local government areas of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, resulting in at least 200 deaths and injuries to more than 500 people [1] [2] as well as significant property damage.
Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.
May 3, 2024 at 3:08 AM. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Two Nigerian military personnel will face a court martial over the killing of 85 villagers in a military drone attack in December in the West ...
Nigerien crisis (2023–2024) On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained President Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for ...
The reason behind Igbo-Ora's multiple births is a genuine subject of study in Nigeria. Only a minority of the twins born in Igbo-Ora are identical - when one egg is fertilised and then divides.
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria has filed tax evasion charges against cryptocurrency platform Binance and is seeking an international arrest warrant for the company's regional manager for Africa who fled ...
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) is a news reporting agency owned and run by the Federal Government of Nigeria just like Nigerian Television Authority. [1] NAN was formed in part to disseminate news easily across the country and to the international community and also as a means to counter negative stories about Nigeria.
22 March – 14 people are rescued from kidnappers by the Nigerian Army and local vigilante groups in Katsina State. 24 March – Kuriga kidnapping: The pupils kidnapped on March 7 from schools in Kuriga are freed.