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The herding settlements have been deserted, with the herders fleeing the area with their cattle. File | Photo Credit: AFP A state-backed Nigerian militia, operating alongside the military, killed scores of ethnic Fulani herders in a raid, local sources have told AFP. The herders were killed in an operation that also involved vigilantes from Benin,…
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At least 32 people have been killed after gunmen launched simultaneous attacks on three communities in the north-central region of Nigeria, the police and a resident said Saturday (February 14, 2026). The dawn raid were targeted on the communities of Tunga-Makeri, Konkoso, and Pissa, in the Borgu area of Niger state. Niger State police spokesman…
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Homes and market stalls that were burned are in ruins, days after an attack in the village of Woro, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Two attacks in the space of a few days left 30 people dead in two neighbouring towns in Nigeria’s central State of Benue, long prone to inter-communal…
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At least 30 villagers have been killed and several others are missing after gunmen raided a village in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, police said Sunday (January 5, 2026), the latest in a cycle of deadly violence in the conflict-hit region. The gunmen stormed the Kasuwan-Daji village in the Borgu local government area on Saturday (January…
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A damaged 18-wheeler truck from a road accident that reportedly involved British boxer Anthony Joshua is towed away on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near Sagamu on December 29, 2025. Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua suffered “minor injuries” in a fatal car accident that killed two people on December 29, 2025, Nigerian police said. Pictures circulating…
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A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday (October 21, 2025) in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said. The explosion occurred in the Bida area of Niger State after the truck fell and as local residents rushed to the scene to scoop up spilling fuel, police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun said in a…
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Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP Gunmen killed one man and abducted 18 women and children during a raid on a village in Nigeria’s Zamfar state, in the northwest, local sources told AFP Saturday (September 13, 2025). The attackers, from kidnap and cattle-rustling gangs known as “bandits”, bandits stormed Birnin Zarma village at dawn…
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Women and children displaced by Boko Haram attacks are seen outside their camp in Dikwa, northeast Nigeria, on April 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Boko Haram militants killed dozens of people in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria that is home to residents who recently returned from a closed camp for…
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South Africa will face Mohamed Salah-captained Egypt while Ademola Lookman-inspired Nigeria must tackle Tunisia after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group stage draw was made in Rabat on Monday. Hosts Morocco face giantkillers Comoros in the opening match of the 24-team tournament on December 21 while title-holders Ivory Coast will come up…
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Lagos: A petrol tanker truck exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had gathered to take the spilt fuel, the national road safety authority said. “The death toll stands at 70 so far,” Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, told AFP…
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