Nigeria threatens to punish BBC, local media bandit films
BBC Africa Eye’s documentary “The Bandit warlords of Zamfara” interviewed gang members and victims to investigate violence in northwest Zamfara state.
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Old bomb kills 13 scrap scavengers in northeast Nigeria
“The bomb exploded as they were pushing it in a cart toward the town, killing 13 and seriously injuring three,” Babakura Kolo, a leader in a local anti-jihadist militia
Nigeria’s Twitter ban termed unlawful: West African court
Abuja lifted the suspension after talks with Twitter representatives but laid down conditions, including Twitter registering its operations in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy.
Suspected jihadists storm Nigeria prison, free hundreds
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday briefly visited the prison, where the burnt-out wreckage of a bus and cars marked the scene of the attack, and yellow police tape was stretched across a destroyed section of the prison perimeter.
Gunmen attack Nigerian presidential advance team
Buhari was not in the convoy when gunmen ambushed the vehicles late Tuesday, injuring two people, but the attack underscored Nigeria’s precarious security situation.
Gun attack on church in southwest Nigeria leaves 21 dead
National Emergency Management Agency local representative Olanrewaju Kadiri said 22 people were killed, including several children, with another 40 people wounded.
Local official: Gunmen kill 48 in northwest Nigeria attacks
“Dozens of gunmen on motorcycles entered the three villages in coordinated attacks, shooting people as they tried to flee,” said Aminu Suleiman, administrative head of Bakura district.
Nigeria: Watu wenye silaha wawaua 48 katika mashambulizi kaskazini magharibi
Mashambulizi mabaya zaidi yalikuwa katika kijiji cha Damri ambapo watu wenye silaha waliua watu 32 wakiwemo wagonjwa hospitalini,
Nigeria: Mkuu wa UN atoa wito wa kurejeshwa salama kwa wakimbizi waliotoroka mapigano
Zaidi ya watu 40,000 wameuawa na takriban watu milioni 2.2 wamekimbia makazi yao kutokana na mapigano yaliyodumu kwa muongo mmoja kaskazini mashariki mwa Nigeria
Nigeria’s Vice President to run for president in 2023
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo becomes the latest figure to join the race to lead Africa’s most populous country.
