Tag: Nigeria

Gunmen attack Nigeria prison, free dozens of inmates: Official (Al Jazeera)

Gunmen have attacked a prison in southwestern Nigeria, freeing dozens of inmates, according to an official. Olanrewaju Anjorin, a spokesman of the Oyo correctional centre...

Nigerian official says new leader of ISIL-linked group killed (Al Jazeera)

Nigerian security forces have killed the new leader of an ISIL (ISIS)-linked group blamed for killing hundreds in Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries,...

Nigerian separatist leader Kanu denies terrorism charges in court (Al Jazeera)

Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has pleaded not guilty to seven charges including “terrorism” and treason in an Abuja court, three months after his...

Gunmen kill dozens in Nigeria’s troubled northwest (Al Jazeera)

Gunmen have killed dozens in an attack on a village market in northwest Nigeria, government officials said. The attack took place on Sunday evening in...

One year after #EndSARS protests, has Nigerian police changed? (Ope Adetayo, Al Jazeera)

Tunde Abass says he was in a plaza building at Onipanu, a major bus stop in Lagos, in March when he saw police officers...

Gunmen raid Nigeria market, kill at least 20 people (Al Jazeera)

At least 20 people have been killed in Nigeria’s Sokoto state when gunmen attacked a market and torched cars, according to a state official...

India–Nigeria Relations (Abhishek Kumar, Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses)

India has a long history of partnership with Nigeria, with solidarity and political affinity going back to early 19th century when both the nations...

Nigeria forces rescue nearly 200 abducted victims in northwest (Al Jazeera)

Nigerian security agents have rescued nearly 200 kidnapped people during raids on camps of criminal gangs in dense forests in the country’s northwest, police...

Power problems: Could solar solve Nigeria’s electricity woes? (Olatunji Olaigbe, Al Jazeera)

On a recent Monday morning, Mathew Bello, popularly known as Matey, switched on the generator that powers his shop in the capital of Kwara...

Nigeria. Nigeria Recaptures 108 Inmates After Prison Outbreak (The Defense Post)

At least 108 out of 240 inmates who escaped from a prison in central Nigeria have been recaptured, a prison official said Tuesday. Heavily armed gunmen stormed...

Nigeria. Consegnato alla flotta presidenziale nigeriana il primo elicottero Leonardo AW189 VIP (Analisi Difesa)

La flotta aerea presidenziale nigeriana ha ricevuto nei giorni scorsi il primo di due nuovi elicotteri Leonardo AW189 in versione VIP. Consegnato alla flotta presidenziale...

Nigeria. Gunmen attack Nigerian prison; 240 inmates freed (Al Jazeera)

Heavily armed men raided a jail in southcentral Nigeria and freed 240 inmates – almost everyone in the prison. The attackers started a gun battle...

Nigeria. Pass-mark bribery in Nigerian schools (Leena Koni Hoffmann, Raj Navanit Patel, Chatham House)

Underinvestment and corruption in Nigeria’s education sector have created a context where providers of education services are presented with routine opportunities to demand and...

Nigeria. Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap 73 Students From High School in Northwest (The Defense Post)

Nigerian gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped 73 students after storming a high school in the northwest of the country in the latest in a series...

Nigeria. 17 People Killed in Nigeria Jihadist Attacks (Defense Post)

Nigerian soldiers patrol on October 12, 2019, after gunmen suspected of belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group carried out a...

Nigeria. Nigerian air force Super Tucanos ready to fight against ISIS, with US Air Force training (Todd South, Defense News)

The Nigerian air force held an induction ceremony for pilots and maintainers of the A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft. Training for these airmen...